Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in elderly patients: Is age just a number or something more?

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2025; 31(37): 110269
Published online Oct 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i37.110269

Table 2 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography metrics, technics, and findings according to age group, n (%)

	Total cohort	< 80 age old	≥ 80	P value
Inability to locate or reach the ampulla	107/3147 (3.4)	72/2245 (3.2)	35/902 (3.9)	0.384
Successful cannulation	2291/3040 (96.1)	2095/2173 (96.4)	823/867 (95.3)	0.148
Attempts to cannulate				0.291
< 5	1296/3040 (42.6)	913/2173 (42)	383/867 (44.2)
≥ 5	1744/3040 (57.4)	1260/2173 (58)	484/867 (55.8)
Needle-knife use				0.480
Yes	1136/3040 (37.4)	821/2173 (37.8)	315/867(36.3)
No	1904/3040 (62.6)	1352/2173 (62.2)	552/867 (62.7)
Catheterization of the pancreatic duct				0.012
Yes	1095/3040 (36.0)	813/2173 (37.4)	282/867 (32.5)
No	1945/3040 (64.0)	1360/2173 (62.6)	585/867 (67.5)
Stricture in the cholangiogram				0.063
Yes	701/3040 (23.1)	521/2173 (24.0)	180/867 (20.8)
No	2339/3040 (76.9)	1652/2173 (76.0)	687/867 (79.2)
Normal common bile duct in the cholangiogram	210/2921 (7.2)	171/2095 (8.2)	39/826 (4.7)	< 0.001

Citation: Voulgaris TA, Tribonias G, Papanikolaou IS, Karamanolis GP, Vezakis IA, Louta A, Varvarelis OP, Chardalias L, Polydorou A, Vezakis A. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in elderly patients: Is age just a number or something more? World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(37): 110269
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i37/110269.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i37.110269

Voulgaris TA, Tribonias G, Papanikolaou IS, Karamanolis GP, Vezakis IA, Louta A, Varvarelis OP, Chardalias L, Polydorou A, Vezakis A. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in elderly patients: Is age just a number or something more? World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(37): 110269 [PMID: 41025009 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i37.110269]

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