Sigmoidoscopy and the periodic health examination.

G Kandel - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1989 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A sa practising physician I was disappointed that flexible sigmoidoscopy received only a" C"
recommen-dation by the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Ex-amination (Can …

Sigmoidoscopy in general practice

SR Glaser - Canadian Family Physician, 1989 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The author performed 961 consecutive rigid sigmoidoscopic examinations in his private
practice from 1977 to 1986. All procedures were evaluated according to indication (541 …

The role of sigmoidoscopy for asymptomatic patients. Results of three annual screening sigmoidoscopies, polypectomy, and subsequent surveillance colonoscopy in …

ER Riff, K Dehaan, GS Garewal - Cleveland Clinic Journal of …, 1990 - europepmc.org
A total of 329 asymptomatic patients (aged 50 or older) underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy to
screen for colonic neoplasia. Of these, 258 underwent a second examination after 1 year …

[CITATION][C] The importance of routine sigmoidoscopic examination in asymptomatic patients

IM Rasgon - CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1969 - Wiley Online Library
General Medicine, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Lo8 Angeles. and
during this same period 77,000 new cases were uncovered. Possibly two thirds of these …

Sigmoidoscopy as a periodic screening test.

JJ Dutton - The Journal of Family Practice, 1978 - europepmc.org
Available data suggest that routine screening procedures and removal of benign
adenomatous polyps in all asymptomatic patients over the age of 40 to 50 years may …

Utilization of sigmoidoscopy.

JA Moran, PJ Kirk - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
D r. Stuart R. Glaser's article" Utilization of sigmoidos-copy by family physicians in
Canada"(Can Med Assoc J 1994; 150: 367-371) reveals that rigid sigmoidoscopy is …

[PDF][PDF] Utilization of sigmoidoscopy

JAM Moran - europepmc.org
D r. Stuart R. Glaser's article" Utilization of sigmoidos-copy by family physicians in
Canada"(Can Med Assoc J 1994; 150: 367-371) reveals that rigid sigmoidoscopy is …

Sigmoidoscopy in the periodic health examination of asymptomatic adults

JV Selby, GD Friedman - Jama, 1989 - jamanetwork.com
PERIODIC screening sigmoidoscopic examination of asymptomatic persons has been
recommended for more than 30 years 1-3 as a means of reducing mortality from colorectal …

[CITATION][C] Routine sigmoidoscopy for the early detection of rectal carcinoma

BJE Ihre - Gastroenterologia, 1953 - karger.com
As an introduction to this communication I would like to point out the following facts.
Carcinoma of the colon and rectum is the fourth most common variety of malignant tumours …

[CITATION][C] Routine sigmoidoscopy—an evaluation

JP Wilson, AH Letton - CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1967 - Wiley Online Library
Welin et al., in their study of the growthratesofcancerofthecolonand rectum, found itto be.
003to. 025 mm./day with a doubling time of 1,155-138 days. 1Â This slow growth over many …