Background: Double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a new technique that allows high-resolution visualization, biopsies, and therapeutic interventions in all segments of the GI tract. The objective of the study was to eva...
Background & Aims: The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is recommended as a screening test for colorectal cancer, but there are few reliable studies on the accuracy of immunochemical FOBT. The aim of this study was to a...
BACKGROUND: Veterans Affairs (VA) Cooperative Study 380 showed that some advan ced colorectal neoplasias (i.e., adenomas at least 1 cm in diameter, villous ade nomas, adenomas with highgrade dysplasia, or cancer) in...
Background: Colonoscopic based surveillance is recommended for patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer. The appropriate interval between surveillance colonoscopies remains in debate, as is the “miss rate”for...
Background: Many expert panels recommend colorectal cancer screening for average-risk asymptomatic individuals older than 50 years of age. Recent studies have found that 24%to 64%of primary care providers use only the...
Background The usefulness of currently available colon imaging tests, including air contrast barium enema (ACBE), computed tomographic colonography (CTC), and colonoscopy, to detect colon polyps and cancers is uncerta...
BACKGROUND: Although fecal occult-blood testing is the only available noninvasive screening method that reduces the risk of death from colorectal cancer, it has limited sensitivity. We compared an approach that identi...
The utility of air-contrast barium enema and colonoscopy for evaluation of the colon has been debated. Air-contrast barium enema is less expensive and invasive than colonoscopy, but it also is less sensitive and speci...
Objectives: To assess the feasibility of introducing into the United Kingdom’s NHS a national screening programme for colorectal cancer based on faecal occult blood testing.Design: Demonstration pilot Setting: Two En...