Rectal retroflexion: An essential part of lower gastrointestinal endoscopic examination

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1706-1708

  Plusa, S M ^a   Atkin, W S ^b   Cunliffe, W J ^c   Browell, D A ^c   Griffith, C D M ^a   Varma, J S ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Endoscopy; Rectum; Retroflexion; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM; RECTUM ADENOMA; RECTUM POLYP; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0035205925     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02234394     Document Type: Article

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