Endoscopic mis-sizing of polyps changes colorectal cancer surveillance recommendations

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 315-321

  Eichenseer, Peter J ^a   Dhanekula, Raja ^a   Jakate, Shriram ^a   Mobarhan, Sohrab ^a   Melson, Joshua E ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Follow up; Pathology; Polyp size; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; AGED; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876071269     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31826dd138     Document Type: Article

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