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Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2007; 13(12): 1820-1823
Published online Mar 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1820
Table 1 Indications for colonoscopy in two groups of patients n = 200
IndicationGroup 1(active drug)Group 2(placebo)Total
Unexplained abdominal pain5556111
Suspected colonic tuberculosis141226
Ulcerative colitis111324
Hematochezia5510
Fecal occult blood positive4610
Colon cancer246
Occult gastrointestinal bleeding224
Colonic polyp123
Portal hypertension (colonic bleed)213
Crohn’s disease213