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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2025; 17(1): 102010
Published online Jan 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i1.102010
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for patients aged ninety and older with choledocholithiasis: A single-center experience in south China
Lei Wang, Zi-Ye Li, Fan Wu, Guo-Qian Tan, Bai-Lin Wang
Lei Wang, Zi-Ye Li, Fan Wu, Guo-Qian Tan, Bai-Lin Wang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Wang L and Li ZY performed data collection and manuscript drafting; Wu F, Tan GQ, and Wang BL planned and designed the study; Wu F revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; and all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81974442; and Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City, No. 2024A03J0670.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University Institutional Review Board (approval No. 2024-249-01).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Fan Wu, MD, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, No. 396 Tongfu Road, Guangzhou 510220, Guangdong Province, China. wufan7911@163.com
Received: October 8, 2024
Revised: November 25, 2024
Accepted: December 27, 2024
Published online: January 16, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: For the number of super-older patients with choledocholithiasis is small, only a few studies have investigated the therapeutic effects of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in such patients, which is insufficient in this rapidly aging world. The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of ERCP in patients aged 90 and older with patients aged 65-89 years by using a propensity score matching method to reduce bias. After matching, 44 patients were included in each group and our results showed no significant difference in the rates of successful ERCP procedures or complications between the two groups.