Latest papers

[Fecal blood--hemorrhoids do not "protect" from colonoscopy]

Comparison of immunochemical and guaiac-based fecal occult blood test in screening and surveillance for advanced colorectal neoplasms: a meta-analysis.

Cost-effectiveness of patient mailings to promote colorectal cancer screening.

Colon cancer screening in 2010: an up-date.

Effect of gender, age and deprivation on key performance indicators in a FOBT-based colorectal screening programme.

Physician barriers to population-based, fecal occult blood test-based colorectal cancer screening programs for average-risk patients.

Probing the occult: testing for blood in the stools.

Mailed fecal-immunochemical test for colon cancer screening.

Fecal occult blood test in patients on low-dose aspirin, warfarin, clopidogrel, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Screening for colorectal cancer.

[Nationwide colorectal cancer screening].

Expert panel offers advice to improve screening rates for colorectal cancer.

Prediction of flare-ups of ulcerative colitis using quantitative immunochemical fecal occult blood test.

Quantitative immunochemical fecal occult blood testing for colorectal adenoma detection: evaluation in the target population of screening and comparison with qualitative tests.

[Epidemiology and risk factors of colorectal cancer]

Evaluation and treatment of iron deficiency anemia: a gastroenterological perspective.

[Analysis of the statistical value of various commercially available stool tests - a comparison of one stool sample in correlation to colonoscopy]

Yield of high-grade dysplasia based on polyp size detected at colonoscopy: a series of 2295 examinations following a positive fecal occult blood test in a population-based study.

Diagnostic use of video capsule endoscopy in a toddler with occult gastrointestinal bleeding.

Gastroscopy following a positive fecal occult blood test and negative colonoscopy: systematic review and guideline.