Small bowel angioectasia as a marker of frailty and poor prognosis

Conclusions In this cohort, SB angioectasia did not lead to any deaths but the 5-year survival was poor due to those diagnosed often being older and having comorbidities. This would support the hypothesis that a diagnosis of SB bleeding secondary to angioectasia suggests frailty. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - June 29, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Robertson, Alexander R. Koulaouzidis, Anastasios Brindle, William M. Robertson, Andrew J. Plevris, John N. Tags: Original article Source Type: research