Endoscopists' estimation of size should not determine surveillance of colonic polyps

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 646-650

  Moug, S J ^a   Vernall, N ^b   Saldanha, J ^a   McGregor, J R ^b   Balsitis, M ^b   Diament, R H ^a  

^a Departments of General Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonic polyps size; Endoscopy; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77958146558     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01870.x     Document Type: Article

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