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Sigmoidoscopes
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Sigmoidoscope
A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon. A sigmoidoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to…
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SIGMOIDOSCOPE, FLEXIBLE
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1987
1987
Screening before surgery for colon neoplasms with a flexible sigmoidoscope by surgical residents.
R. Mullins
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P. Whitworth
,
H. Polk
Annals of Surgery
1987
Corpus ID: 23350163
The value of flexible sigmoidoscopy to screen for colorectal neoplasms was determined in asymptomatic patients. One hundred sixty…
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1987
1987
The role of colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy in screening for Colorectal Carcinoma
M. J. Warden
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N. Petrelli
,
L. Herrera
,
A. Mittelman
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
1987
Corpus ID: 40118724
Six hundred thirty-two patients were referred to the Colorectal Clinic from February 1983 to February 1986 for screening with the…
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1987
1987
Surveillance colonoscopy and biopsy in patients with ureterosigmoidostomy.
N. Berg
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P. Fredlund
,
W. Månsson
,
S. Olsson
Endoscopy
1987
Corpus ID: 21860778
Colonoscopy with biopsy was included in the surveillance of 19 patients with ureterosigmoidostomy, because of the high incidence…
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Review
1986
Review
1986
Sigmoidoscopy and biopsy in surveillance for cancer in ulcerative colitis.
S. Fochios
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S. Sommers
,
B. Korelitz
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
1986
Corpus ID: 25539410
Surveillance has become an established concept to find dysplasia as a premalignant lesion in ulcerative colitis. Since the advent…
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1986
1986
Screening for colorectal cancer and polyps among pattern makers.
S. Hoar
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K. Bang
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S. Tillett
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M. Rodriguez
,
K. Cantor
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A. Blair
Journal of Occupational Medicine
1986
Corpus ID: 30249798
In response to a union request, a cancer screening program was conducted for the Pattern Makers' League of North America. Ten…
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1985
1985
Physician compliance with colorectal cancer screening (1978-1983): the impact of flexible sigmoidoscopy.
W. M. Rodney
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R. J. Beaber
,
R. Johnson
,
M. Quan
Journal of Family Practice
1985
Corpus ID: 25902548
Physician compliance with widely recommended colorectal cancer screening methods was studied over a five-year period in a…
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1984
1984
Continued assessment of flexible sigmoidoscopy in a family practice residency.
R. Johnson
,
M. Quan
,
W. M. Rodney
Journal of Family Practice
1984
Corpus ID: 7112329
The UCLA Family Practice Residency continues to use 60-cm flexible sigmoidoscopy in the care of patients. Between July 1980 and…
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1982
1982
Extent of colonic visualization with the fiberoptic sigmoidoscope.
D. Ott
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W. C. Wu
,
D. Gelfand
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
1982
Corpus ID: 20550560
Forty-two patients underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy in the radiology department. After maximal insertion of the sigmoidoscope, a…
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1977
1977
Changes in site distribution of colorectal carcinoma in Connecticut, 1940–1973
D. Snyder
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J. F. Heston
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J. Meigs
,
John T. Flannery
The American Journal of Digestive Diseases
1977
Corpus ID: 29488021
The proportion of colorectal cancer occurring above the rectosigmoid junction has been increasing over time. The 40,771 cases of…
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1962
1962
Hemangiomatosis of the colon
F. Ruiz-Moreno
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
1962
Corpus ID: 36906304
Summary and ConclusionsA case of disseminated atypical capillary hemangiomatosis of the colon and rectum is reported which was…
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