Are Hemorrhoids Associated with False-Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test Results?

PURPOSE: False-positive (FP) results of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) conducted in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening could lead to performing unnecessary colonoscopies. Hemorrhoids are a possible cause of FP FIT results; however, studies on this topic are extremely rare. We investigated whether...

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Autores principales: Kim, Nam Hee, Park, Jung Ho, Park, Dong Il, Sohn, Chong Il, Choi, Kyuyong, Jung, Yoon Suk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27873508
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2017.58.1.150

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27873508
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2017.58.1.150

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