Frequency and efficacy of additional investigations following incomplete colonoscopies: A population-based analysis.

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Date publication

août 2015

Journal

Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MANFREDI Sylvain


Tous les auteurs :
Bollart AS, Manfredi S, Piette C, Bretagne JF

Résumé

Limited data are available on the follow-up of patients with incomplete colonoscopy following positive faecal occult blood testing. Our study aimed to determine the proportion of and reasons for incomplete colonoscopies, the proportion of patients who completed colonic evaluations, the methods used and the subsequent findings.

Mots clés

Aged, Barium Sulfate, Cecum, Colon, anatomy & histology, Colonography, Computed Tomographic, Colonoscopy, standards, Colorectal Neoplasms, diagnosis, Early Detection of Cancer, standards, Enema, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gastroenterology, statistics & numerical data, Humans, Intubation, Gastrointestinal, Male, Middle Aged, Occult Blood, Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care), Prospective Studies, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors

Référence

Dig Liver Dis. 2015 Aug;47(8):720-5