Endoscopy:
Endoscopy in the elderly
BNET Research Center
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This study examines reasons for endoscopy procedures in patients 85 years and older. Learn the reasons and outcomes in this retrospective study.
Jody Simpson
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Learn the four main reasons why endoscopies are done on patients 85 or older, and the four main resultant diagnoses. Informative study if you are particularly interested in this field, or you have an elderly loved one whose doctor wants to refer for an upper GI, but uses numerous medical terms that are not clearly explained for the average lay person. I personally found myself struggling to stay interested.



