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- Title
Enteroscopy in the Elderly: Review of Procedural Aspects, Indications, Yield, and Safety.
- Authors
Ribeiro Gomes, Ana Catarina; Pinho, Rolando; Rodrigues, Adélia; Ponte, Ana; Carvalho, João
- Abstract
Background: As human longevity continues to increase, age-related diseases are more common, which leads to a higher use of gastroenterology services. Endoscopic procedures are generally considered to be of higher risk in the elderly with multiple comorbidities. However, some endoscopic techniques have already been proved to be well tolerated in the elderly. Summary:<underline></underline>Enteroscopy enables the nonsurgical diagnosis and therapeutic management of a wide variety of small bowel diseases. Although it has been shown to be safe and effective, with high diagnostic yield and therapeutic success rate in the general population, its safety and efficacy in the elderly is largely unknown, and there are still some concerns about its use in these patients. Key Messages: This review will focus on enteroscopy in elderly people, taking into account patient and procedure characteristics, indications, findings, yield, and complication rate.
- Publication
GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
2341-4545
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000499678