Sa1051 FREQUENCY OF RIGHT-SIDED PRECANCEROUS POLYPS REMAINS HIGH DESPITE ABSENCE OF POLYPS IN THE LEFT COLON

Flexible sigmoidoscopy has become an important tool for colorectal cancer screening but unfortunately lacks visualization of more proximal colonic lesions. Colorectal lesions found during flexible sigmoidoscopy may warrant further proximal colonic lesion investigation. There however is limited research on the frequency of right-sided precancerous polyps in the absence of polyps in the left colon.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Saturday abstract Source Type: research