What does sigmoidoscopy really miss?
Levin
Theodore R
TR
Gastroenterology Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy / Q000379:methods*