Gastroscopy Following a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy: Systematic Review and Guideline

BACKGROUND: A sizeable number of individuals who participate in population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs and have a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) do not have an identifiable lesion found at colonoscopy to account for their positive FOBT screen.

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Main Authors: Johane Allard, Roxanne Cosby, M Elisabeth Del Giudice, E Jan Irvine, David Morgan, Jill Tinmouth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/516363
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spelling doaj-art-ef6c7ce6c2f246779cf1ceefcbb3aef32025-02-03T05:53:06ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-0124211312010.1155/2010/516363Gastroscopy Following a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy: Systematic Review and GuidelineJohane Allard0Roxanne Cosby1M Elisabeth Del Giudice2E Jan Irvine3David Morgan4Jill Tinmouth5Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, University Health Network – Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, CanadaCancer Care Ontario, Program in Evidence-Based Care and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, CanadaUniversity of Toronto and Division of Gastroenterology, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, St Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: A sizeable number of individuals who participate in population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs and have a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) do not have an identifiable lesion found at colonoscopy to account for their positive FOBT screen.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/516363
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Gastroscopy Following a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy: Systematic Review and Guideline
title_full Gastroscopy Following a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy: Systematic Review and Guideline
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title_full_unstemmed Gastroscopy Following a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy: Systematic Review and Guideline
title_short Gastroscopy Following a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test and Negative Colonoscopy: Systematic Review and Guideline
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