Colonoscopy in the elderly: Low risk, low yield in asymptomatic patients

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 646-651

  Duncan, James E ^a   Sweeney, W Brian ^a   Trudel, Judith L ^a   Madoff, Robert D ^a   Mellgren, Anders F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer screening; Colonoscopy; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON HEMORRHAGE; COLON PERFORATION; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPLEEN INJURY;

ADENOMA; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646572525     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-005-0306-3     Document Type: Review

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