Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy in patients with colorectal symptoms from two hospitals in Malaysia
In Malaysia where colorectal cancer screening is not practiced, the detection of colorectal cancers and their precursors are usually in symptomatic patients. Colonoscopy is a widely available diagnostic tool for colorectal diseases. A growing demand of colonoscopic examination in medical practice h...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/17923/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17923/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17923/1/coloproctology%25202010.pdf |
| Summary: | In Malaysia where colorectal cancer screening is not practiced, the detection of colorectal cancers and their precursors are usually in symptomatic patients. Colonoscopy is a widely available diagnostic tool for colorectal diseases. A growing demand of colonoscopic examination in medical practice has led to an inevitable rise in health care cost. Therefore, there is a need to optimize the resources for colonoscopic examination. |
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