Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with appendicitis over the age of 40 years.

Mei Sze Lee Alben Thomas John F Pearson Rachel V Purcell Francis Frizelle Tamara G Mullaney

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)

The rate of CRC is significantly increased compared with the background population in this cohort. The results of this study support luminal investigation of adults aged 40 years and over who present with acute appendicitis as CT alone was insufficient to detect the pathology.

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magnetic resonance imaging
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