title: Left-sided colonoscopy in the office: a practical procedure.
abstract: Routine left-sided colonoscopy, instead of sigmoidoscopy, is a practical office measure. However, details of preparation and positioning of the patient are critical. The procedure has high productivity worth the added cost and effort. Cancer prevention is enhanced. Barium-enema examinations were found to have limited accuracy in polyp discovery, to a degree not previously appreciated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate