Lack of colonic neoplastic lesions in patients under 50 yr of age with hematochezia: A multicenter prospective study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2011-2015

  Spinzi, Giancarlo ^a   Fante, Marco Dal ^b   Masci, Enzo ^c   Buffoli, Federico ^d   Colombo, Enrico ^e   Fiori, Giancarla ^f   Ravelli, Paolo ^g   Ceretti, Ermanno ^a   Minoli, Giorgio ^a   Fasoli, R ^h   Barzaghi, F ^h   Repaci, G ^h   Lomazzi, A ^h   Saleri, A ^h   Lochis, D ^h   Mosca, D ^h  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^e Garbagnate Hospital   (Italy)

^f EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^g Seriate Hospital   (Italy)

^h NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLYP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SIGMOID; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADULT; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548136537     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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