Is whole-colon investigation by colonoscopy, computerised tomography colonography or barium enema necessary for all patients with colorectal cancer symptoms, and for which patients would flexible sigmoidoscopy suffice? A retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: For patients referred to hospital with suspected colorectal cancer (CRC), it is current standard clinical practice to conduct an examination of the whole colon and rectum. However, studies have shown that an examination of the distal colorectum using flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) can be a...

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Published in:Health Technol Assess
Main Authors: Atkin, Wendy, Wooldrage, Kate, Shah, Urvi, Skinner, Kate, Brown, Jeremy P, Hamilton, Willie, Kralj-Hans, Ines, Thompson, Michael R, Flashman, Karen G, Halligan, Steve, Thomas-Gibson, Siwan, Vance, Margaret, Cross, Amanda J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5712787/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29153075
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta21660
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