Methods: The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method was used to evaluate the
appropriateness of various diagnostic colonoscopy indications, with 14 multidisciplinary …

Methods: A systematic search of guidelines, systematic reviews and primary studies
regarding the evaluation and management of surveillance colonoscopy after polypectomy …

Following the introdcution of the fiberoptic gastroscope in the sixties and of the colonoscope
in the early seventies, endoscopy has gradually supplanted gastrointestinal radio graphy as …

Background Upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy are safe and accurate
procedures which are widely used. Given the increasing need to ensure high quality of care …

The rapid rate of development in the fields of prevention, early detection and management
for colorectal cancer means that the successful first edition of this accessible guide has …

Objective Liver transplantation (LT) is the treatment of choice for end‐stage liver disease.
The required immunosuppression increases the risk for developing malignancies. Some …

Несмотря на более чем столетнюю историю изучения воспалительных заболеваний
толстой кишки (ВЗК), этиология их до сих пор неизвестна. В конце прошлого века …

Objective To examine the appropriateness and necessity of colonoscopy across Europe.
Design Prospective observational study. Setting A total of 21 gastrointestinal centers from 11 …

Colorectal cancer is an important component of the burden of disease in developed
countries because it is widespread and has a high morbidity and mortality rate [1]. In Europe …

Introducción Los criterios europeos para el uso apropiado de la endoscopia (EPAGE) han
sido actualizados este año (EPAGE II), pero aún no han sido evaluados. Objetivos (1) …