Fiber gastroscopy as the first stage in screening for diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract
Korotkevich, A.G.; Men'shikov, V.F.; Remorova, L.V.
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova 155(4): 81-83
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4625 PMID: 8992732 Document Number: 464235
The article presents data of 284 out of 3400 endoscopic investigations as a method of primary examination in screening of pathology of the upper parts of the gastro-intestinal tract. They show advantages of screening gastroscopy over multistage screening investigations and generally accepted clinico-instrumental tests in forming the groups of risk in oncology and surgical gastroenterology.