Pereyra Lisandro, Gómez Estanislao J, Mella José M, Cimmino Daniel G, Boerr Luis A
Servicio de Gastroenterología y Endoscopia, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires. E-mail:
Medicina (B Aires). 2013;73(6):567-72.
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide and also in Argentina. In the past few years colorectal cancer screening has become more popular and colonoscopy has been postulated as the gold standard. In this review we analyzed the evidence supporting this method in contrast with its complications and disadvantages.
结直肠癌是全球以及阿根廷癌症死亡的主要原因之一。在过去几年中,结直肠癌筛查变得越来越普遍,结肠镜检查被公认为金标准。在本综述中,我们分析了支持该方法的证据,并对比了其并发症和缺点。