Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients 90 years of age and older: Increasing experience on its effectiveness and safety [1]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-349

  García Cano, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA LUZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE;

BALLOON DILATATION; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CANNULATION; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LITHOTRIPSY; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS STENOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SEDATION; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STENT; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY;

EID: 18544391560     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200310000-00016     Document Type: Letter

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