Feasibility of ERCP procedures in patients 90 years of age and older

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-228

  Grönroos, Juha M ^a   Salminen, Paulina ^a   Laine, Simo ^a   Gullichsen, Risto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVER ENZYME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; URETER STRICTURE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77649303132     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181b3830f     Document Type: Letter

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