Importance of Adenomas 5 mm or Less in Diameter That Are Detected by Sigmoidoscopy
- 2 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 336 (1) , 8-12
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199701023360102
Abstract
The need for colonoscopy in patients with adenomas 5 mm or less in diameter that are detected by sigmoidoscopy is controversial.Keywords
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