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  • Title: Screening for colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic patients using flexible fiberoptic sigmoidoscopy.
    Author: Wherry DC.
    Journal: Dis Colon Rectum; 1981 Oct; 24(7):521-2. PubMed ID: 7297361.
    Abstract:
    Four hundred seventeen asymptomatic patients with an average age of 52 years underwent screening flexible fiberoptic sigmoidoscopy. Seventy-three polyps were detected in 52 patients with a 17.5 per cent detection rate. Half were above 25 cm and one-third were greater than 1.0 cm in size. Biannual follow-up of these patients is planned to determine the efficacy of this screening procedure combined with removal of all polyps in preventing the development of colorectal cancer.
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