Using flexible proctosigmoidoscopy, the incidence of adenomatous polyps was studied in 161 patients previously operated on for breast cancer and also in 147 hospitalized controls not presenting with colorectal symptoms. The acceptance and tolerance of the examination were good in both populations. T
Mixed juvenile-adenomatous polyp of the rectum in an elderly patient
β Scribed by Howard K. Berg; Lemuel Herrera; Nicholas J. Petrelli; Cecilia Lopez; Arnold Mittelman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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