Polyp detection in the cecum and ascending colon by dye based chromoendoscopy - Is its routine use justified?
ABSTRACT Introduction: colonoscopy is the best method for detecting polyps, with a reduction in colorectal cancer mortality of 29% and reaching 47% for distal tumors. However, it fails to demonstrate a significant reduction in proximal colon cancer mortality, and is the most common segment with in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912023000100236&tlng=pt |