Q&A on diagnosis, screening and follow-up of colorectal neoplasia

Dig Liver Dis. 2008 Feb;40(2):85-96. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.09.007. Epub 2007 Dec 4.

Abstract

The impressive and brisk evolution of medical science prevents many physicians from a thorough update on all the research fields. Colorectal cancer diagnosis, screening and follow-up is well known to require a multi-disciplinary approach, as it is faced by several specialties such as primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, non-gastroenterologist internists, radiologists and surgeons. To address this issue in a mutual perspective, we focused on the main points of the epidemiology, diagnosis, screening and follow-up of colorectal neoplasia by using a simple "Question & Answers" structure.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Barium Sulfate
  • Biomarkers
  • Colonography, Computed Tomographic
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Enema
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Occult Blood
  • Risk Factors
  • Sigmoidoscopy

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Barium Sulfate