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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2015; 21(6): 1857-1864
Published online Feb 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1857
Published online Feb 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1857
Prediction of synchronous colorectal cancers by computed tomography in subjects receiving an incomplete colonoscopy: A single-center study
Er-Jun Pang, Wei-Jie Liu, Jia-Yuan Peng, Department of Surgery, the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Ni-Wei Chen, Center of Endoscopy, the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Jian-Hong Deng, Department of Radiology, the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Author contributions: Pang EJ and Liu WJ contributed equally to this work; Pang EJ and Liu WJ collected the infomation of the included patients and performed the retrospective analysis; Peng JY designed the research and revised the paper for the intelectual content; Chen NW assisted in analyzing the colosocopic data; and Deng JH offered assistance in analyzing the CT findings.
Correspondence to: Jia-Yuan Peng, MD, Department of Surgery, the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai 200233, China. pp_no_suzhi@sina.com
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Received: April 11, 2014
Peer-review started: April 12, 2014
First decision: May 29, 2014
Revised: June 27, 2014
Accepted: July 29, 2014
Article in press: July 30, 2014
Published online: February 14, 2015
Processing time: 306 Days and 7.4 Hours
Peer-review started: April 12, 2014
First decision: May 29, 2014
Revised: June 27, 2014
Accepted: July 29, 2014
Article in press: July 30, 2014
Published online: February 14, 2015
Processing time: 306 Days and 7.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in predicting synchronous colorectal cancers, especially in patients with incomplete colonoscopy. The study suggested that CT remains a feasible option when complete colonoscopy cannot be performed. However, the sensitivity of CT is limited due to several factors such as small tumor size, lumen conditions, and tumor location.