Colonoscopy in Nonagenarians Is Safe and May Be Associated with Clinical Benefit.

Asher ShafrirBenjamin KoslowskyDov WengrowerEran GoldinDan M Livovsky

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)

Colonoscopy in nonagenarians has a high yield and is generally safe. Colonoscopy findings lead to surgery in more than half of these patients and was associated with a median survival of 20 months.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
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chronic kidney disease
minimally invasive
colorectal cancer screening
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
coronary artery disease
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