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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 6/2005

01-06-2005 | Letter to the editor

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Author: P. J. O’Dwyer

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 6/2005

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In reply to the letter by Mr NA Alkhamesi and Mr P Ziprin, I have the following comments: The choice of investigation performed, colonoscopy or barium enema, was down to the preference of an individual clinician and not in any way related to the patients’ symptoms. The delay for both procedures was similar and we have previous published results on the increased sensitivity of colonoscopy and its superiority in detecting early colorectal cancer [1, 2]. …
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Smith, GA, Oien, KA, O’Dwyer, PJ 1999Frequency of early colorectal cancer in patients undergoing ColonoscopyBr J Surg8612281231CrossRef
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Smith, GA, O’Dwyer, PJ 2001Sensitivity of double contrast barium enema and colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal neoplasmsSurg Endosc15649652CrossRefPubMed
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Title
The author replies
Author
P. J. O’Dwyer
Publication date
01-06-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 6/2005
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-004-9226-x

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