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SUBMITTER: Hu L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4018606 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Lianghao L Sun Xiaotian X Hao Junfeng J Xie Ting T Liu Minghao M Xin Lei L Sun Tao T Liu Muyun M Zou Wenbin W Ye Bo B Liu Feng F Wang Dong D Cao Ning N Liao Zhuan Z Li Zhaoshen Z
Scientific reports 20140513
This study aimed to determine the performance and long-term outcomes of therapeutic ERCP in very old patients. Patients aged or over 90 (Group A, n = 78) and consecutive sex-matched controls (Group B, n = 312) under 65 selected were compared. More patients in Group A had chronic concomitant diseases, but the success and complication rates were comparable. The follow-up of 61 patients (78.2%) in Group A were done, with a mean period of 27.5 (3-54) months. Seven patients survived; the main causes ...[more]