TY - JOUR
T1 - The diagnostic and therapeutic roles of colonoscopy
AU - Huang, E. H.
AU - Marks, J. M.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Colonoscopy has developed over the past 35 years as a sophisticated minimally invasive tool, allowing for diagnosis and therapy of multiple disconcerting and life-threatening conditions with minimal morbidity. Future directions include improved preparations, faster screening tools, additional therapeutic interventions, determination of the role and frequency of surveillance, and advancement of technology in this area. Although colonoscopy may some day be replaced as a screening or diagnostic tool, its role in therapy continues to evolve.
AB - Colonoscopy has developed over the past 35 years as a sophisticated minimally invasive tool, allowing for diagnosis and therapy of multiple disconcerting and life-threatening conditions with minimal morbidity. Future directions include improved preparations, faster screening tools, additional therapeutic interventions, determination of the role and frequency of surveillance, and advancement of technology in this area. Although colonoscopy may some day be replaced as a screening or diagnostic tool, its role in therapy continues to evolve.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00464-001-8138-2
DO - 10.1007/s00464-001-8138-2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11965449
AN - SCOPUS:0035196376
SN - 0930-2794
VL - 15
SP - 1373
EP - 1380
JO - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
JF - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
IS - 12
ER -