Yearly diagnostic yield of colonoscopy in patients age 80 years or older, with a special interest in colorectal cancer

Aim:  A high diagnostic yield of colonoscopy has been reported in elderly patients, but there is no data on the yearly yield. Our aim was to detect the yearly yield of colonoscopy in elderly patients. Methods:  All consecutive endoscopies in the years 1992–2009 were included. Important endoscopic di...

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Published in:Geriatrics & gerontology international 2012-04, Vol.12 (2), p.298-303
Main Authors: Loffeld, Ruud JLF, Liberov, Boris, Dekkers, Pascale EP
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colonic Polyps - diagnosis
Colonic Polyps - epidemiology
colonoscopy
Colonoscopy - statistics & numerical data
colorectal cancer
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology
diagnostic yield
endoscopy
epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
octogenarian
Time Factors
Young Adult
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Summary:Aim:  A high diagnostic yield of colonoscopy has been reported in elderly patients, but there is no data on the yearly yield. Our aim was to detect the yearly yield of colonoscopy in elderly patients. Methods:  All consecutive endoscopies in the years 1992–2009 were included. Important endoscopic diagnoses were defined as colorectal cancer (CRC), polyps, diverticuli and inflammation. Results:  In total, 19 569 endoscopies were performed, of which 1706 (8.7%) were in patients age 80 years or older. The number of women was significantly higher (P 
ISSN:1444-1586
1447-0594
DOI:10.1111/j.1447-0594.2011.00769.x