Linked Life Data

2245756

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/2245756

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
Towards the end of 1988, 85 out of 170 patients indicated for endoscopic papillotomy (EPT) were over 65 years of age, and, of these, 54% were 75 and more. EPT was successful in 90.6% of those over 65. Total morbidity was 4.7% and mortality 1.2%. Endoscopic colorectal polypectomy (EPE) was performed during the same period in 591 subjects. 143 of them (24.2%) were over 65 and had a total of 284 polyps removed. Almost half those polyps were more than 10 mm in diameter. Adenomas of the right colon were at least 3 times as frequent as in asymptomatic subjects aged 45-60 years revealed by screening for colorectal neoplasms in HaemocultR-positive subjects. Particular attention was devoted to patients with malignant polyps and with very broadly sessile adenomas--both could definitively be treated with the endoscopic method. EPT is often the only possible therapy for elderly and high-risk patients. Every colorectal polyp should be evaluated by endoscopy, and EPE, especially in patients of advanced age, is the method of choice when technically feasible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0139-9179
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Therapeutic methods of digestive endoscopy in persons of advanced age.
pubmed:affiliation
Gastroenterological Laboratory, Charles University Medical Faculty, Prague.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article