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Opportunistic colonoscopy in healthy individuals: A non-trivial risk of adenoma.

Xiaoliang JinChang CaiJing ZhaoLiang HuangBo JinYixin JiaBin Lu
Published in: PloS one (2023)
The risk of overall colonic polyps, advanced adenomas in healthy people undergoing opportunistic colonoscopy no less than that in the patients with intestinal symptoms, positive FOBT, abnormal tumor markers, and who accepted re-colonoscopy after polypectomy. Our study indicates that more attention should be paid to the population without intestinal symptoms, especially smokers and those older than 40 years.
Keyphrases
  • colorectal cancer screening
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  • smoking cessation
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