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colonoscopy
Known as:
Lower gastrointestinal tract examination
, Colonscopia
, colonoscopy procedures
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Examination of the inside of the colon using a colonoscope, inserted into the rectum. A colonoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and…
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Narrower (3)
COMPLETE COLONOSCOPY
Colonoscopic Surgical Procedures
flexible sigmoidoscopy
Broader (3)
Colon structure (body structure)
Endoscopy (procedure)
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Colonic Diseases
Colonic Polyps
Colonoscopes
Colorectal Cancer
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Protection From Colorectal Cancer After Colonoscopy
H. Brenner
,
J. Chang-Claude
,
C. Seiler
,
A. Rickert
,
M. Hoffmeister
Annals of Internal Medicine
2011
Corpus ID: 25556941
BACKGROUND Colonoscopy with detection and removal of adenomas is considered a powerful tool to reduce colorectal cancer (CRC…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Association of Colonoscopy and Death From Colorectal Cancer
N. Baxter
,
M. Goldwasser
,
L. Paszat
,
R. Saskin
,
D. Urbach
,
L. Rabeneck
Annals of Internal Medicine
2009
Corpus ID: 24130424
Context The effect of colonoscopy on colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality is unknown. Contribution By using a Canadian province-wide…
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Polyp Miss Rate Determined by Tandem Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review
J. V. Rijn
,
J. Reitsma
,
J. Stoker
,
P. Bossuyt
,
S. Deventer
,
E. Dekker
American Journal of Gastroenterology
2006
Corpus ID: 3180238
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Colonoscopy is the best available method to detect and remove colonic polyps and therefore serves as the gold…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Colonoscopic withdrawal times and adenoma detection during screening colonoscopy.
R. Barclay
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J. Vicari
,
A. Doughty
,
J. Johanson
,
R. Greenlaw
New England Journal of Medicine
2006
Corpus ID: 11768389
BACKGROUND Colonoscopy is commonly used to screen for neoplasia. To assess the performance of screening colonoscopy in everyday…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A prospective study of colonoscopy practice in the UK today: are we adequately prepared for national colorectal cancer screening tomorrow?
C. J. Bowles
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R. Leicester
,
C. Romaya
,
E. Swarbrick
,
C. Williams
,
O. Epstein
Gut
2004
Corpus ID: 26511202
Aim: To study the availability and quality of adult and paediatric colonoscopy in three National Health Service (NHS) regions…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Impact of colonoscopy preparation quality on detection of suspected colonic neoplasia.
G. Harewood
,
V. Sharma
,
P. de Garmo
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003
Corpus ID: 19320336
BACKGROUND Suboptimal bowel preparation for colonoscopy can lead to missed colonic lesions. The aim of this study was to describe…
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Risk of perforation after colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy: a population-based study.
N. Gatto
,
H. Frucht
,
V. Sundararajan
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J. Jacobson
,
V. Grann
,
A. Neugut
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2003
Corpus ID: 14381880
BACKGROUND Although the risk of bowel perforation is often cited as a major factor in the choice between colonoscopy and…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Predictors of inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy
R. Ness
,
Rajesh Manam
,
H. Hoen
,
N. Chalasani
American Journal of Gastroenterology
2001
Corpus ID: 6720963
OBJECTIVE:Inadequate preparation of the bowel for colonoscopy can result in both missed pathological lesions and cancelled…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Prevention of colorectal cancer by colonoscopic polypectomy. The National Polyp Study Workgroup.
S. Winawer
,
A. Zauber
,
+7 authors
J. Panish
New England Journal of Medicine
1993
Corpus ID: 35692546
BACKGROUND The current practice of removing adenomatous polyps of the colon and rectum is based on the belief that this will…
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Review
1983
Review
1983
Towards safer colonoscopy: a report on the complications of 5000 diagnostic or therapeutic colonoscopies.
F. Macrae
,
K. Tan
,
C. Williams
Gut
1983
Corpus ID: 29562682
The diagnostic and therapeutic benefits of colonoscopy are well known but most large-scale surveys, especially those involving…
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