Efficacy and safety of ERCP in patients 90 years of age and older

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 471-472

  Cariani, Giulio ^a   Di Marco, Marco ^a   Roda, Enrico ^a   Solmi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE DISEASE; ODDI SPHINCTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDAZOLAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747184569     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.04.005     Document Type: Letter

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