Timing of colonoscopy after resection for colorectal cancer: Are we looking too soon?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1233-1236

  Cone, M M ^a   Beck, D E ^a,b   Hicks, T E ^a   Rea, J D ^a   Whitlow, C B ^a   Vargas, H D ^a   Margolin, D A ^a,b  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL POLYP; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM RESECTION; REFERENCE DATABASE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84888345104     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182a228d1     Document Type: Article

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