Location of colorectal cancer: colonoscopy versus surgery. Yield of colonoscopy in predicting actual location
Conclusion There is a significant difference between the location of colorectal cancers reported by gastroenterologists during endoscopy and the actual anatomical location noted on operative or pathology reports after colon surgery. Endoscopic tattooing should be used when faced with any luminal lesions of interest. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text
Source: Endoscopy International Open - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Blum-Guzman, Juan Pablo Wanderley de Melo, Silvio Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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