Upper GI endoscopy in elderly patients: Predictive factors of relevant endoscopic findings

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-146

  Buri, Luigi ^a   Zullo, Angelo ^b   Hassan, Cesare ^b   Bersani, Gianluca ^c   Anti, Marcello ^d   Bianco, Maria A ^e   Cipolletta, Livio ^e   Giulio, Emilio Di ^f   Matteo, Giovanni Di ^g   Familiari, Luigi ^h   Ficano, Leonardo ⁱ   Loriga, Piero ^j   Morini, Sergio ^b   Pietropaolo, Vincenzo ^k   Zambelli, Alessandro ^l   Grossi, Enzo ^m   Tessari, Francesco ⁿ   Intraligi, Marco ^o   Buscema, Massimo ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva   (Italy)

^c Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Service   (Italy)

^d BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy ASL NA5 Hospital Agostino Maresca   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^j SS Trinit Hospital   (Italy)

^k Policlinico La Sapienza   (Italy)

^l MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m Bracco SpA   (Italy)

ⁿ Idea99   (Italy)

^o Semeion Research Centre for Sciences of Communication   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Elderly patients; Malignancy; Peptic ulcer; Predictive factors; Upper endoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874369319     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-011-0598-3     Document Type: Article

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