Lower gastrointestinal symptoms are not predictive of colorectal neoplasia in a faecal occult blood screen-positive population

S. Ahmed; A. Leslie; M. A. Thaha; F. A. Carey; R. J. C. Steele

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Lower gastrointestinal symptoms are not predictive of colorectal neoplasia in a faecal occult blood screen-positive population

S. Ahmed, A. Leslie, M. A. Thaha, F. A. Carey, R. J. C. Steele

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of lower gastrointestinal symptoms in faecal occult blood (FOB) test-positive participants in a colorectal screening programme, and to compare the colonoscopic findings in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	478-481
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Surgery
Volume	92
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.4879
Publication status	Published - Apr 2005

Keywords

Abdominal Pain
Aged
Anemia
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms
Defecation
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Occult Blood
Pilot Projects
Rectal Diseases
Weight Loss

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Lower gastrointestinal symptoms are not predictive of colorectal neoplasia in a faecal occult blood screen-positive population

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