Endoscopy of the upper segment of the digestive tract in patients over 70 years of age (preliminary retrospective analysis of indications and results)

Sixty three individuals aged over 70 years were included into the preliminary analysis of both indications to and the results of endoscopic examinations of the GI upper portion. Most frequently, the indications included abdominal pain and dyspeptic symptoms. The first endoscopic examination revealed normal macroscopic picture in only 14% of the examined patients. Peptic ulcers were most frequent pathology. Indications and the results of endoscopic examinations do not differ from those in the younger age groups.