Incidence of myocardial infarction in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies

P Gibson, M Narous, T Firoz, D Chou… - … Journal-Quality of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cardiac disease is one of the leading causes of indirect maternal death, and
myocardial infarction (MI) is one of its most common aetiologies. The objectives of this …

Cost-effectiveness of high-sensitivity faecal immunochemical test and colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer

M Aronsson, P Carlsson, LÅ Levin… - Journal of British …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Colorectal cancer screening can decrease morbidity and mortality. However,
there are widespread differences in the implementation of programmes and choice of …

[HTML][HTML] Polyp detection rate and pathological features in patients undergoing a comprehensive colonoscopy screening

HA Aghdaei, EN Mojarad, S Ashtari… - World journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To identify the prevalence, and clinical and pathologic characteristic of colonic polyps
among Iranian patients undergoing a comprehensive colonoscopy, and determine the polyp …

CMOST: an open-source framework for the microsimulation of colorectal cancer screening strategies

MK Prakash, B Lang, H Heinrich, PV Valli… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2017 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. CRC
incidence and mortality can be reduced by several screening strategies, including …

The serrated polyp pathway: is it time to alter surveillance guidelines?

B O'Connell, N Hafiz, S Crockett - Current gastroenterology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this manuscript, we review current surveillance guidelines for
serrated polyps (SPs) and discuss how recent studies inform the selection of appropriate …

Epidemiology of colorectal cancer

NN Keum, EL Giovannucci - Pathology and epidemiology of cancer, 2017 - Springer
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among men and women,
particularly in Western countries. With more countries adopting a western lifestyle, the …

Impact of a new sampling buffer on faecal haemoglobin stability in a colorectal cancer screening programme by the faecal immunochemical test

G Grazzini, L Ventura, T Rubeca, S Rapi… - European Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Haemoglobin (Hb) stability in faecal samples is an important issue in colorectal cancer
screening by the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for Hb. This study evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical, endoscopic and pathological characteristics of colorectal polyps in elderly patients: Single-center experience

L Zhou, H Zhang, S Sun, M Huang… - Molecular and …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Increasing age is a risk factor for the development of colorectal adenomas and advanced
adenomas. However, few studies have been published on the features of colorectal polyps …

Indomethacin therapy effective in a patient with depletion syndrome from secretory villous adenoma

MD Kagan, K Schmidt, G Sangha - Case Reports, 2017 - casereports.bmj.com
This paper details the case of a 26-year-old woman with depletion syndrome and the
effectiveness of her treatment with indomethacin. Villous adenomas are benign neoplasms …

Clinical impact of colonoscopy for patients with early gastric cancer treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection: A matched case–control study

K Imai, K Hotta, Y Yamaguchi, N Kawata… - Digestive and Liver …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Gastric cancer frequently occurs synchronously with colorectal cancer (CRC).
Aims The aim of the present study was to assess the value of colonoscopy in patients with …