Open AccessColonoscopic evaluation of hematochezia in low and average risk patients for colorectal cancer: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Puglisi Carlo,
Russo Francesco Paolo,
Barbera Carmelo,
S. Incarbone,
Giuseppe Aprile,
Giambattista Bonanno,
Russo Antonio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7304
Subject(s) - hematochezia , medicine , colonoscopy , sigmoidoscopy , colorectal cancer , splenic flexure , ascending colon , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , endoscopy , descending colon , rectum , cancer , surgery
To relate the endoscopic findings in patients with hematochezia with regard to age in "low and average risk" for colorectal cancer (CRC) and to localize significant lesions in order to identify patients who need sigmoidoscopy or total colonoscopy.