Surgeon-initiated screening colonoscopy program based on SAGES and ASCRS recommendations in a general surgery practice

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 964-966

  Goldenberg, E A ^a   Khaitan, L ^a   Huang, I P ^a   Smith, C D ^a   Lin, E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Cancer screening; Colon surgery; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Cancer; Polypectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLON RESECTION; COLON SURGERY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STANDARD; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL POLYPS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY;

EID: 33744728089     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0294-3     Document Type: Article

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