Bariatric Surgery Prior to Index Screening Colonoscopy Is Associated With a Decreased Rate of Colorectal Adenomas in Obese Individuals

Bariatric Surgery Prior to Index Screening Colonoscopy Is Associated With a Decreased Rate of Colorectal Adenomas in Obese Individuals

Objectives: Obesity is an important risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Although the impact of bariatric surgery on CRC is conflicting, its impact on precursor lesions is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether bariatric surgery before index screening colonosc...

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Main Authors: Kedrin, Dmitriy (Contributor), Gandhi, Shaan-Chirag Chandrahas (Author), Wolf, Molly (Author), Roper, Jatin (Contributor), Yilmaz, Omer (Contributor), Corey, Kathleen (Author), Khalili, Hamed (Author), Stanford, Fatima Cody (Author), Gala, Manish (Author)
Other Authors: Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2018-07-23T18:57:07Z.
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