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Wendy Atkin; Kate Wooldrage; Urvi Shah; Kate Skinner; Jeremy P Brown; Willie Hamilton; Ines Kralj-Hans; Michael R Thompson; Karen G Flashman; Steve Halligan; Siwan Thomas-Gibson; Margaret Vance; Amanda J Cross

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Atkin W, Wooldrage K, Shah U, et al. Is whole-colon investigation by colonoscopy, computerised tomography colonography or barium enema necessary for all patients with colorectal cancer symptoms, and for which patients would flexible sigmoidoscopy suffice? A retrospective cohort study. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2017 Nov. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 21.66.)

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Is whole-colon investigation by colonoscopy, computerised tomography colonography or barium enema necessary for all patients with colorectal cancer symptoms, and for which patients would flexible sigmoidoscopy suffice? A retrospective cohort study.

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ACPGBI: Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
CI: confidence interval
CIBH: change in bowel habit
CRC: colorectal cancer
CT: computerised tomography
FOBt: faecal occult blood test
FS: flexible sigmoidoscopy
GI: gastrointestinal
GP: general practitioner
Hb: haemoglobin
HSCIC: Health and Social Care Information Centre
IDA: iron deficiency anaemia
MCV: mean corpuscular volume
NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
SIGGAR: Special Interest Group in Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
SOCCER: Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer Evaluation Research
WCI: whole-colon investigation

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