Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2016; 22(37): 8382-8388
Published online Oct 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i37.8382
Efficacy and safety of emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for acute cholangitis in the elderly
Gen Tohda, Masahiro Ohtani, Masaki Dochin
Gen Tohda, Masaki Dochin, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukui Kosei Hospital, Fukui, Fukui 918-8537, Japan
Masahiro Ohtani, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
Author contributions: Tohda G wrote the manuscript; Dochin M collected the data; and Ohtani M reviewed the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and was reviewed ethically and approved by the Fukui Kosei Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All patients involved in this study gave their written informed consent about disclosure of their protected medical information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflict of interest relevant to this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Gen Tohda, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukui Kosei Hospital, Shimo-rokujyo 201, Fukui, Fukui 918-8537, Japan. genkipapa178@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: June 25, 2016
Peer-review started: June 28, 2016
First decision: July 29, 2016
Revised: August 8, 2016
Accepted: August 23, 2016
Article in press: August 23, 2016
Published online: October 7, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in elderly patients with acute cholangitis. Patients who have undergone emergency ERCPs were classified as elderly group aged 80 years and older (n = 102) or controls under the age of 80 years (n = 105). The frequency of comorbidities was higher in the elderly group than the control group. However, there was no significant difference in the technical success rates, endoscopic procedure durations and ERCP-related complications between the two groups. There was no mortality during the observational periods. Emergency ERCP for acute cholangitis can be performed safely even in elderly patients.