Gender, age, and concomitant diseases of melanosis coli in China: a multicenter study of 6,090 cases

Backgrounds and Aims Melanosis coli (MC) is a noninflammatory, benign, and reversible colonic disorder, but its detection rates in China are unclear. We therefore aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of MC in China. Methods We assessed the detection rates, associated factors and conc...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Shufang Wang, Zikai Wang, Lihua Peng, Xiuli Zhang, Jianfeng Li, Yunsheng Yang, Bing Hu, Shoubin Ning, Bingyong Zhang, Junling Han, Ying Song, Gang Sun, Zhanguo Nie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2018-03-01
Subjects:	Colonoscopy Melanosis coli Detection rate Multicenter retrospective study Epidemiology Gastroenterology
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/4483.pdf