Minimal-preparation CT colon in detection of colonic cancer, the Oxford experience | Zendy

Arul Ganeshan | Zendy; Sara Upponi | Zendy; Raman Uberoi | Zendy; H. D’Costa | Zendy; Christopher Picking | Zendy; Helen Bungay | Zendy

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Minimal-preparation CT colon in detection of colonic cancer, the Oxford experience

Author(s) -

Arul Ganeshan,

Sara Upponi,

Raman Uberoi,

H. D’Costa,

Christopher Picking,

Helen Bungay

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afl116

Subject(s) - medicine , cancer registry , colonoscopy , barium enema , colorectal cancer , malignancy , cohort , cancer , gastroenterology , surgery , radiology

he main colonic imaging modalities, including barium enema, colonoscopy and computed tomography colonography, require bowel preparation. Performing these imaging procedures in the elderly can difficult due to immobility, incontinence and poor tolerance of bowel cleansing. Minimal preparation CT (MPCT) colon was introduced in the early 1990s in the UK. Much of the published literature on MPCT colon is limited by small patient numbers and short duration of follow-up.

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