The value of colonoscopy to assess rectal bleeding in patients referred from Primary Care Units Utilidad de la colonoscopia en pacientes derivados desde Atención Primaria por rectorragia

Objectives: rectal bleeding is very common in the general population. It is produced mainly because of benign disease originating in the anus and the rectum. Our aim was to evaluate the need for colonoscopy in patients presenting with rectal bleeding. Patients and methods: patients referred from Pri...

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Main Authors: A. Sánchez, C. Muñoz, L. Bujanda, C. Iriondo, A. Gil-Molet, A. Cosme, C. Sarasqueta, M. Echenique-Elizondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2005-12-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Age
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082005001200003