Open AccessPreference and Experience of Colonic Examination for Participants Presenting to Hospitals with a Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test Result
Author(s) -
Takashi Kato,
Kôichi Nagata,
Junta Yamamichi,
Soichi Tanaka,
Tetsuro Honda,
Norihito Shimizu,
Kenichi Utano,
Michiaki Hirayama,
Hiroshi Matsumoto,
Shoichiro Horita
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s267354
Subject(s) - medicine , test (biology) , feces , preference , colonic cancer , gastroenterology , statistics , colorectal cancer , paleontology , cancer , biology , mathematics
Patients who test positive on the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) are referred for colonoscopy for further diagnostic evaluation. Colonoscopy is not a perfect method and may be a challenge for some FIT-positive patients. Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is an alternative method that is less invasive and allows examination of the whole colon. The study objective was to evaluate the preference of FIT-positive patients for either colonoscopy or CTC for CRC examination.