作者
Hemant Raj Mutneja, Abhishek Bhurwal, Shilpa Arora, Ishaan Vohra, Bashar M Attar
发表日期
2021/6
来源
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
卷号
36
期号
6
页码范围
1479-1486
简介
Background and Aim
A delay in performing colonoscopies after positive fecal tests in a screening program may risk neoplastic progression. Our objective is to conduct a systematic review and meta‐analysis to evaluate the effects of timing of a colonoscopy after a positive fecal test on the detection of colorectal cancer.
Methods
Cochrane guidelines and PRISMA statement were followed for this review. Digital dissertation databases were searched from inception to June 1, 2020, and all studies reporting the detection rates of colorectal cancer on the basis of different time intervals between a positive fecal test and the post‐test colonoscopy were included. We compared the detection rates of colorectal cancer (overall and advanced‐stage) and advanced adenoma based on different time intervals.
Results
A total of 361 637 patients from six observational studies were included for the analysis. The odds of detecting …
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