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Bariatric Surgery Prior to Index Screening Colonoscopy Is Associated With a Decreased Rate of Colorectal Adenomas in Obese Individuals

OBJECTIVES: Obesity is an important risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Although the impact of bariatric surgery on CRC is conflicting, its impact on precursor lesions is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether bariatric surgery before index screening colonosc...

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Autores principales: Kedrin, Dmitriy, Gandhi, Shaan-Chirag Chandrahas, Wolf, Molly, Roper, Jatin, Yilmaz, Omer, Corey, Kathleen, Khalili, Hamed, Stanford, Fatima Cody, Gala, Manish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28181993
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ctg.2017.1