Now, More than Ever Before, Colonoscopy Is a Therapeutic Procedure

Now, More than Ever Before, Colonoscopy Is a Therapeutic Procedure

Taking into account that skilled endoscopists have polyp detection rates approaching 50% in screening colonoscopies and more than 50% after a positive fecal occult blood test [1, 2], colonoscopy is most of the times therapeutic, even in this screening setting. [...]other techniques have been develop...

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Veröffentlicht in:GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology 2019-07, Vol.26 (4), p.229-231
Hauptverfasser: Ribeiro Gomes, Ana Catarina, Pinho, Rolando
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal lesions
Editorial
Endoscopic full-thickness resection
Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Success
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Taking into account that skilled endoscopists have polyp detection rates approaching 50% in screening colonoscopies and more than 50% after a positive fecal occult blood test [1, 2], colonoscopy is most of the times therapeutic, even in this screening setting. [...]other techniques have been developed, such as endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) methods. [...]endoscopic cure was obtained in all patients, and no patient was referred for surgery. Correlation between adenoma detection rate in colonoscopy- and fecal immunochemical testing-based colorectal cancer screening programs[PMID: 28344793 PMCID:
ISSN:2341-4545
2387-1954
DOI:10.1159/000494845