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Elderly patients (≥ 80 years) with acute calculous cholangitis have similar outcomes as non-elderly patients (< 80 years): Propensity score-matched analysis

BACKGROUND: Acute cholangitis (AC) is a disease spectrum with varying extent of severity. Age ≥ 75 years forms part of the criteria for moderate (Grade II) severity in both the Tokyo Guidelines (TG13 and TG18). Aging is associated with reduced physiological reserves, frailty, and sarcopenia. However...

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Autores principales: Chan, Kai Siang, Mohan, Ramkumar, Low, Jee Keem, Junnarkar, Sameer P, Huey, Cheong Wei Terence, Shelat, Vishal G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8080552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959227
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v13.i4.456