Preoperative assessment of the level of invasion using this classification, in which the submucosa is divided into three depths, may decrease the incidence of unnecessary surgery for sessile polyps. Assessment according to the level of invasion is useful in the formulation of appropriate guidelines for the treatment of early invasive cancer.
This large-scale study indicates that leukocytapheresis, including intensive procedure, is a safe and effective therapeutic option for active ulcerative colitis.
We have been carrying our mass detection for colorectal cancer with fecal occult blood test and sigmoidoscopy. The occult blood test is negative in 60% with colorectal cancer.
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