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[Colonoscopic screening of asymptomatic individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer].
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi - 1 Jan 2000
Maxim Maria, Trifan Anca, Stanciu C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: First-degree relatives of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients are at increased risk for developing colorectal neoplasm. The aim of our study was to evaluate the use of total colonoscopy as the screening test in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Colonoscopy was performed in 125 asymptomatic individuals (64 men and 61 women; mean age 51.7 +/-...
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