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Safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients 80 years of age and older
INTRODUCTION: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is used in the diagnosis and therapy of biliary tract diseases. The ERCP is an invasive procedure that does not increase complications in the elderly. Few studies have assessed the safety of ERCP in the elderly. Life expectancy is r...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178049/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25276254 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pg.2014.45105 |