Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in elderly patients: Is age just a number or something more?
Our findings highlight that elderly patients do not experience higher complication rates or lower success rates with ERCP, supporting the procedure's safety and efficacy in this population.
Authors
- Aspasia Louta
- George Tribonias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0702-190X)
- Αntonios Vezakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-7664)
- Andreas Polydorou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-3492)
- Ioannis S. Papanikolaou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-6168)
- Leonidas Chardalias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3079-6180)
- Ioannis Vezakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-4901)
- Theodoros Voulgaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-825X)
- Georgios Karamanolis
- Orfeas Varvarelis
Institutions
- National Technical University of Athens (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Hellenic Red Cross (GR)
- Red Cross Hospital (GR)
- Aretaeio Hospital (GR)
- University General Hospital Attikon (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i37.110269
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04