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Yield and Safety of Colonoscopy in Patients Older Than 80 Years

Clinical Trial ID NCT00590434

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1 Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: clinical guidelines and rationale-Update based on new evidence. Gastroenterology 2003 14.67
2 Aspirin use and reduced risk of fatal colon cancer. N Engl J Med 1991 7.85
3 Statins and the risk of colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 2005 6.86
4 Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: a consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society. Gastroenterology 2006 4.57
5 The National Polyp Study. Patient and polyp characteristics associated with high-grade dysplasia in colorectal adenomas. Gastroenterology 1990 3.72
6 Risk of perforation after colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy: a population-based study. J Natl Cancer Inst 2003 3.71
7 Risk factors for advanced colonic neoplasia and hyperplastic polyps in asymptomatic individuals. JAMA 2003 2.68
8 Screening colonoscopy in very elderly patients: prevalence of neoplasia and estimated impact on life expectancy. JAMA 2006 2.27
9 Age-related vulnerabilities of older adults with colon adenomas: evidence from Project Prevent. Cancer 2004 1.48
10 Impact of age on procedural and 1-year outcome in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: a report from the NHLBI Dynamic Registry. Am Heart J 2003 1.19
11 Can older cancer patients tolerate chemotherapy? A prospective pilot study. Cancer 2003 1.15
12 A national population-based study of incidence of colorectal cancer and age. Implications for screening in older Americans. Cancer 1995 1.12
13 Are high-volume surgeons and hospitals the most important predictors of in-hospital outcome for colon cancer resection? Surgery 2002 1.09
14 The polyp detection rate of colonoscopy: a national study of Medicare beneficiaries. Am J Med 2005 0.99
15 Colonoscopy screening in the elderly: when to stop? Am J Gastroenterol 2003 0.95
16 Should patients over 80 years old be operated on for colorectal or gastric cancer? Hepatogastroenterology 1994 0.93
17 Physical exercise, use of Plantago ovata and aspirin, and reduced risk of colon cancer. Eur J Cancer Prev 2002 0.91
18 Risk factors for colorectal cancer: an epidemiologic descriptive study of a series of 333 patients. Rom J Gastroenterol 2004 0.90
19 Predictors of proximal neoplasia in patients without distal adenomatous pathology. Am J Gastroenterol 2004 0.89
20 Colonoscopy in the elderly: low risk, low yield in asymptomatic patients. Dis Colon Rectum 2006 0.88
21 Colonoscopy in octogenarians: a review of 428 cases. Int J Colorectal Dis 1999 0.83
22 The health and functional status of US veterans aged 65+: implications for VA health programs serving an elderly, diverse veteran population. Am J Med Qual 2003 0.83
23 Safety and efficacy of colonoscopy after myocardial infarction: an analysis of 100 study patients and 100 control patients at two tertiary cardiac referral hospitals. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 0.82
24 Tobacco, alcohol, and p53 overexpression in early colorectal neoplasia. BMC Cancer 2003 0.81
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