The study for colonoscopic manifestations and epidemiology in elderly patients with vascular malformation
- VernacularTitle:老年人结肠血管畸形的临床和流行病学分析
- Author:
Kaiguang ZHANG
;
Qiaomin WANG
;
Banghai ZHENG
;
Zhengxiang WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Colonic diseases;
Colonoscopy;
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2003;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the colonoscopic manifestations, the prevalence and natural history of vascular malformation (VM) in elderly patients .MethodsTotally 2917 elderly patients were examined by colonoscopy and the colonoscopic apperances and prevalence were studied. A 3 years follow-up for VM patients was carried to assess bleeding risk. ResultsPrevalence in elderly group was 2.4%, while 0.8% for the non-elderly(P
