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Title
Risk of perforation after colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy: a population-based study.
Authors
Gatto, Nicolle M; Frucht, Harold; Sundararajan, Vijaya; Jacobson, Judith S; Grann, Victor R; Neugut, Alfred I
Abstract
Although the risk of bowel perforation is often cited as a major factor in the choice between colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy for colorectal screening, good estimates of the absolute and relative risks of perforation are lacking.
Publication
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2003, Vol 95, Issue 3, p230