| Outcome of emergency ERCP for acute cholangitis in patients 90 years of age and older. | |
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PMID: 15153168 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: An increasing proportion of the general population across the Western World now survives to an advanced age. However, there is limited data on the outcome of therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients above 90 years of age with severe acute cholangitis. AIM: To determine the relative frequency of postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography complication in this group of patients. METHODS: The postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography complications related outcome of 64 patients aged 90 years and above (Group 1) with severe acute cholangitis were retrospectively compared with 165 patients under the age of 90 years (Group 2). RESULTS: The postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography complication rate was 4.7% (three patients) in Group 1 and 7.3% (12 patients) in Group 2. There was no significant difference in the postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography complication rate between the two groups (P = 0.567). The relative frequency of 30-day mortality was 7.8% (five patients) in Group 1 and 4.2% (seven patients) in Group 2 (P = 0.227). CONCLUSION: Urgent biliary decompression with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients 90 years of age and older with severe acute cholangitis is a safe and effective procedure in the hands of highly skilled endoscopists and is not associated with increased morbidity or mortality even in this group of high risk patients. |
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Authors:
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C-K Hui; C-L Liu; K-C Lai; S-C Chan; W H C Hu; W-M Wong; W W Cheung; M Ng; M-F Yuen; A O Chan; C M Lo; S-T Fan; B C Y Wong |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics Volume: 19 ISSN: 0269-2813 ISO Abbreviation: Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-05-21 Completed Date: 2004-08-30 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8707234 Medline TA: Aliment Pharmacol Ther Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1153-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. |
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Acute Disease Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / methods*, mortality Cholangitis / mortality, therapy* Emergencies Female Humans Male Retreatment Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome |
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