Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy in patients with colorectal symptoms from two hospitals in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ramasamy, Prabhu, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani, Singh, Harbhajan, Singh, Manjit, Lee, Peter, Md Nor, Azmi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/17923/1/coloproctology%25202010.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/17923/; http://www.colorectalmy.org/download/past_abstracts/coloproctology%202010.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In Malaysia where colorectal cancer screening is not practiced, the detection of colorectal cancers and their precursors are usually in symptomatic patients. Colonoscopy is a widely available diagnostic tool for colorectal diseases. A growing demand of colonoscopic examination in medical practice has led to an inevitable rise in health care cost. Therefore, there is a need to optimize the resources for colonoscopic examination.