Patients With Polyps Larger Than 5 mm in Computed Tomography Colonoscopy Screening Have High Risk for Advanced Colonic Neoplasia in Asia

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-51

  Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Luo, Derek J Y ^a   Ng, Simon S M ^a   Lau, James Y W ^a   Tsoi, Kelvin K F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ACR; Colorectal Cancer; Screening Guidelines; Virtual Colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 78650255653     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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