Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the elderly.
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Outcome and benefits of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the elderly.
Presenting symptoms, physical findings and treatment were reviewed in 70 patients over 65 years old who underwent oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, during an 18-month period. Most frequent indications for the procedure were epigastric pain, retrosternal pain or haematemesis. Physical signs were present in only 54%. Abnormal endoscopic findings were detected ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.290.6464.283