Open AccessRepeat colonoscopy’s value in gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
Parit Mekaroonkamol,
Kimberly Chaput,
Young Kwang Chae,
Margaret B. Davis,
Pojnicha Mekaroonkamol,
Sherry Pomerantz,
Philip O. Katz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v5.i2.56
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , abdominal pain , colorectal cancer , tertiary referral hospital , referral , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , surgery , gastrointestinal bleeding , endoscopy , cancer , family medicine
To assess the diagnostic yield and clinical value of early repeat colonoscopies for indications other than colorectal cancer (CRC) screening/surveillance.