Abstract
A "resect and discard" policy has been proposed for diminutive polyps detected by screening colonoscopy, because hyperplastic and adenomatous polyps can be distinguished, in vivo, by using narrow-band imaging (NBI). We modeled the cost-effectiveness of this policy.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 865-865-9, 869.e1-3 |
Rivista | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
Volume | 8 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2010 |
Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |
Keywords
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Colonic Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Histocytochemistry
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Models, Statistical
- United States