The effectiveness of flexible sigmoidoscopy as the primary method for investigating colorectal symptoms in low-risk patients

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1349-1352

  Badger, S A ^a   Gilliland, R ^a   Neilly, P J D ^a  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Low risk; One stop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; INTESTINE POLYP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SIGMOID; SIGMOIDOSCOPE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 26844528489     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-2215-2     Document Type: Article

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