Endoscopic and surgical complications of work-up in screening for colorectal cancer

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 676-680

  Kewenter, Jan ^a   Brevinge, Hans ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasm; Complication; Endoscopic; Large bowel resection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

BARIUM SULFATE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENEMA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; REOPERATION; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0029943153     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02056949     Document Type: Article

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