Abstract:IntroductionColonoscopy is the “gold standard” approach to investigating symptoms in relation to the colon. However, recent literature has shown that colonoscopy as a diagnostic test for colorectal cancer is far from perfect with a cancer missed rate of 8.6% in the UK. We aim to identify the rate of colorectal cancers diagnosed following a negative flexible sigmoidoscopy and/or colonoscopy and to explore contributing factors.MethodsThis is a retrospective case analysis investigating all patients who received a… Show more
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