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Colonoscopy in very elderly patients (over 80 years of age) carries a greater risk of complications, adverse events and morbidity than in younger patients, and is associated with lower completion rates and higher chance of poor bowel preparation.
20 Ιουλ 2020 · The study comes a month after research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that having a negative screening colonoscopy (i.e., one that didn’t find anything of concern) was linked to a lower risk of both developing colorectal cancer and death for up to 17.4 years.
3 Ιαν 2020 · Learning Objectives: On completion of this article, you should be able to (1) recognize the risk of colorectal cancer in the elderly, (2) determine when to stop screening for colorectal cancer in the elderly, and (3) explain the difference in the risks and benefits of the available colorectal cancer screening modalities.
2 Ιουν 2018 · This paper will examine the role of colonoscopy in very elderly patients for the non-endoscopist, in addition to exploring the particular risks in this population, the yield of colonoscopy, potential alternative investigations and a suggested pragmatic approach for the general physician.
19 Ιουν 2020 · The study differentiates surveillance from screening and diagnostic colonoscopies because polyp surveillance is the most common indication for colonoscopy in patients older than age 75 (Clinical Endoscopy 2014;80:133–143).
15 Ιουν 2021 · His team found that the risk of dying from colorectal cancer was reduced by more than a third in people over age 75 who had been screened by colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, compared with people in the same age group who did not undergo either of these screening tests.
11 Ιαν 2018 · The overall risk of any serious complication within 30 days after screening/surveillance colonoscopy was low; however, complications were significantly higher than after joint injection/aspiration/lithotripsy, but were lower than after cataract surgery.
