Investigation of colonic symptoms: the value of flexible sigmoidoscopy.

Colonic symptoms and large-bowel disease are common in elderly people, but the optimum investigative schema is not well established. Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) and full colonoscopy share several drawbacks; both require colonic preparation which at best causes stool frequency and urgency, at...

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Main Authors: Fowlie, S, Jones, H, Hignett, C, Rosenberg, W, Chapman, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993