Screening colonoscopy and detection of neoplasia in asymptomatic, average-risk, solid organ transplant recipients: Case-control study

Transplant International

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1233-1238

  Spier, Bret J ^a   Walker, Andrew J ^a   Cornett, Daniel D ^a   Pfau, Patrick R ^a   Halberg, Richard B ^a   Said, Adnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

adenoma; colonoscopy; colorectal cancer; polyp detection; transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADENOMA; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RISK; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 78649277255     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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