Colonoscopic evaluation of hematochezia in low and average risk patients for colorectal cancer: A prospective study

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 45, 2006, Pages 7304-7308

  Carlo, Puglisi ^a   Paolo, Russo Francesco ^a   Carmelo, Barbera ^a   Salvatore, Incarbone ^a   Giuseppe, Aprile ^a   Giacomo, Bonanno ^a   Antonio, Russo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colonic neoplasia; Colonoscopy; Hematochezia; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 33845504687     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7304     Document Type: Article

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