Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Elderly Patients

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is effective in the investigation and treatment of pan-creatic and biliary disease. As the prevalence of bile duct stones and malignant disease and the risk of surgery rise with age, studies on the therapeutic success of ERCP in the elderly becom...

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Main Authors: Wen-Hsiung Chang, Wei-Yi Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2007-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700279