Does Low Threshold Value Use Improve Proximal Neoplasia Detection by Fecal Immunochemical Test?

• Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences Vol. 61; no. 9; pp. 2685 - 2693
• Main Authors: Kim, Nam Hee, Yang, Hyo-Joon, Park, Soo-Kyung, Park, Jung Ho, Park, Dong Il, Sohn, Chong Il, Choi, Kyuyong, Jung, Yoon Suk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adenoma - diagnosis; Adenoma - pathology; Aged; Biochemistry; Cancer; Carcinoma - diagnosis; Carcinoma - pathology; Cecum - pathology; Colon, Ascending - pathology; Colon, Descending - pathology; Colon, Sigmoid - pathology; Colon, Transverse - pathology; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Colorectal Neoplasms - pathology; Comparative analysis; Diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer; Feces - chemistry; Female; Gastroenterology; Hemoglobins - analysis; Hepatology; Humans; Immunochemistry; Male; Medical colleges; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Oncology; Original Article; Pneumoviridae; Rectum - pathology; Republic of Korea; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Transplant Surgery; Advanced colorectal neoplasia; Proximal; Fecal immunochemical test; Distal

Background Several studies have reported that the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) less sensitively detects proximal advanced neoplasia (AN) compared to distal AN. Low threshold value use may improve proximal AN detection. Aim To investigate whether FIT diagnostic accuracy for AN is different accordi...