Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1996 Dec;16(6):945-951.

Cytolagic Diagnosis of Colon Cancer by Colon Cleansing Solution

• Kim BG
• Kim SK
• Baek HS
• Cho DS
• Kim EW
• Choi YO
• Lee YY
• Lee HK

Abstract

Colorectal cancer consists of 8.2 percent of all malignancy in korea, and shows more increaing tendency. Despite the advances in the detection of calorectal cancer no single screening technique has achieved both high degree of diagnostic accuracy and minimal patient morbidity. We studied 24 patients, who underwent colonoscopy, with clinical suspicious colon cancer at Presbyterian Medical Center between Jan and Sep.1995, and evaluated the diagnostic feasibility of colon lavage cytology using oral cleansing solution.(continue...)

Keyword

Colon cancer; Lavage cytology

MeSH Terms

Colon*
Colonic Neoplasms*
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms
Diagnosis*
Humans
Korea
Mass Screening
Protestantism
Therapeutic Irrigation