Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders in Patients with Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) and Normal Colonoscopy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most prevalent cancer in the world, and the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) can be mentioned among the CRC screening methods based on the detection of occult blood in the feces, which may indicate upper gastrointestinal (UGI) malignancies...

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Main Authors: Sahar Ravanshad, Atefeh Golhasani, Hassan Mehrad-Majd, Mohammadhossein Taherynejad, Ali Beheshti Namdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1785212