[Importance of coloncontrast enema].
Screening for colorectal cancer starts with digital exploration of the rectum and was extended in 1977 using the haemoccult test. It was referred to detect 24% of malignancies, but with a high number of false positive findings. Combination of regular follow up examinations and coloscopy reached a sensitivity of 80%. International studies demonstrated the need of a complete colon examination, so that the coloscopy is actually an important screening method in Germany. The coloncontrast examination is a safe, cost-effective method with a low complication rate. It is suitable especially for patients, in which the colonoscopic evaluation of the colon was not complete and provides additional morphological informations in many cases.
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Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. V.Jacobi@em.uni-frankfurt.de
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