Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance dialysis. Renal transplantation offers a survival advantage to patients with end-stage renal disease; it is also associated with a three- to fivefold increase in th...

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Main Authors: Turki AlAmeel, Bahaa Bseiso, Meteb M AlBugami, Sami AlMomen, Lee Stuart Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/823835
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spelling doaj-9b34e5882e3b455280282a501635eca42020-11-25T00:16:01ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972015-01-0129842342610.1155/2015/823835Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant CandidatesTurki AlAmeel0Bahaa Bseiso1Meteb M AlBugami2Sami AlMomen3Lee Stuart Roth4Division of Gastroenterology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Gastroenterology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaMulti-Organ Transplant Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Gastroenterology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaWilliam Osler Health System, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance dialysis. Renal transplantation offers a survival advantage to patients with end-stage renal disease; it is also associated with a three- to fivefold increase in the risk of developing a neoplasm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/823835
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Meteb M AlBugami
Sami AlMomen
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Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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title Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates
title_short Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates
title_full Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates
title_fullStr Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates
title_full_unstemmed Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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2291-2797
publishDate 2015-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance dialysis. Renal transplantation offers a survival advantage to patients with end-stage renal disease; it is also associated with a three- to fivefold increase in the risk of developing a neoplasm.
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