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screening colonoscopy

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screening colonoscopy
GI disease The use of flexible colonoscopy to detect malignant or premalignant colorectal lesions; SC is most cost effective ≥ age 50. See Colonoscopy.


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A person with a normal screening colonoscopy should be advised to undergo repeat colonoscopy after 5 years.
CASE FACTS: Based upon his age, Delia Phebe, the then 70 year-old patient was referred by Elmont Community Healthcare Center to Nassau University Medical Center for a Screening Colonoscopy in 2004.
Finally, the accuracy of screening colonoscopy has been shown to be dependent on how much time a gastroenterologist spends performing the examination.
 
 
 
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