Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy is not indicated in patients with positive immunochemical test and nonexplanatory colonoscopy

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1431-1434

  Levi, Zohar ^a   Vilkin, Alex ^a   Niv, Yaron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

colonoscopy; endoscopy; esophago gastro duodenoscopy; fecal occult blood test; immunochemical fecal occult blood test

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 78349310695     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834059ff     Document Type: Article

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