Colon Capsule Endoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Rude Awakening From a Beautiful Dream?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2302-2304

  Spada, Cristiano ^a   Hassan, Cesare ^a   Costamagna, Guido ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLON CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84947460442     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: 15427714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.08.027     Document Type: Editorial

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