Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy in patients with colorectal symptoms from two hospitals in Malaysia

Ramasamy, Prabhu and Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani and Singh, Harbhajan and Singh, Manjit and Lee, Peter and Md Nor, Azmi (2010) Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy in patients with colorectal symptoms from two hospitals in Malaysia. In: 5th Scientific Congress of Asean Society of Colorectal Surgeons & Coloproctology 2010 (8th Malaysian Colorectal Conference) , 5-6 March 2010, Shangri La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

In Malaysia where colorectal cancer screening is not practiced, the detection of colorectal cancers and their precursors are usually in symptomatic patients. Colonoscopy is a widely available diagnostic tool for colorectal diseases. A growing demand of colonoscopic examination in medical practice has led to an inevitable rise in health care cost. Therefore, there is a need to optimize the resources for colonoscopic examination.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information:	3857/17923
Subjects:	R Medicine > RD Surgery
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Surgery
Depositing User:	Ms Rosyidah Taju Rahim
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2012 15:06
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2012 15:06
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/17923

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