Materials and Method: Records of endoscopies, colonoscopies and ERCPs between 2006 and 2010 were evaluated retrospectively. In our study, 3688 upper gastrointestinal endoscopies, 1650 colonoscopies, 3142 ERCPs, were evaluated retrospectively.
Results: Patients were divided into 3 groups according to age: 45-65 (Group 1), 65-80 (Group 2), and over 80 (Group 3). In group 3, the incidence of duodenal and gastric ulcers were significantly higher than the other groups (p<0.001, and p<0.01, between groups1-3, and 2-3, respectively). Also, frequency of colorectal cancers was significantly higher than the other two groups (p<0.001, and p<0,05, between groups 1-3, and 2-3, respectively). Pancreaticobiliary malignity incidence increased with age, and in group 3 it was significantly higher than the other age groups (p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001 between groups 1-3, 1-2, and 2-3, respectively).
Conclusion: As a result, the upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures were found to be reliable and effective in the aged, with a low complication rate and high diagnostic rate. Planning for gastrointestinal endoscopy should not be deferred in this age group, in the case of clinical necessity.
Keywords : Aged; Endoscopy; Colonoscopy; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde