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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
We used the flexible fiberoptic sigmoidoscope (FFS) on 656 subjects who were receiving their yearly physical examinations. Neoplastic disease was disclosed by the FFS in 138 subjects (21%), including 26 adenocarcinomas, 19 of which were out of reach of a rigid sigmoidoscope. Nineteen of the subjects whose adenocarcinomas were found by the FFS had barium enemas, which detected the carcinomas in only 11. Routine FFS in asymptomatic persons is helpful in detecting both premalignant and malignant lesions, it should be seriously considered as a part of regular preventive physical examinations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0003-9926
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
145
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
The benefits of systematic fiberoptic flexible sigmoidoscopy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article