Appropriateness of colonoscopies in a Tunisian endoscopy center: factors and EPAGE-I/II criteria comparison.

Aya HammamiAmira HassineJihene SahliHela GhaliOmar Khalil Ben SaadNour ElleuchWafa DahmaniAhlem BrahamSalem AjmiAida Ben SlamaHanen JaziriMehdi Ksiaa

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2024)

The updated and improved EPAGE II guidelines are a simple and valid tool for assessing the appropriateness of colonoscopies. They decreased the inappropriate rate and the possibility of missing potentially severe diagnoses.

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early onset
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