Distribution of the colonoscopic adenoma detection rate according to age: Is recommending colonoscopy screening for Koreans over the age of 50 safe?

Annals of Coloproctology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 46-51

  Bae, Taeseok ^a   Ha, Yunhyung ^a   Kim, Changkyun ^a   Lee, Jihyun ^a   Ha, Kwangil ^a   Shin, Sanghyun ^a   Lee, Youngcheol ^a   Kang, Yoonsik ^a  

^a Department of Surgery Joy Full Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Age distribution; Colonic polyps; Colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA DETECTION RATE; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; COLON ADENOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; POLYP DETECTION RATE; POLYPECTOMY; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84929672577     PISSN: 22879714     EISSN: 22879722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3393/ac.2015.31.2.46     Document Type: Article

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