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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2009; 15(12): 1487-1492
Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1487
Table 5 Further managements according to the clinical significance of extracolonic lesions n (%)
Highly significant lesion (n = 60)Intermediately significant lesion (n = 250)Lowly significant lesion (n = 382)
Diagnostic intervention
US6 (10.0)108 (43.2)31 (8.1)
CT17 (28.3)65 (26.0)21 (5.5)
MRI4 (6.7)14 (5.6)0 (0.0)
Biopsy8 (13.3)3 (1.2)2 (0.5)
Endoscopy6 (10.0)6 (2.4)1 (0.3)
Other tests18 (30.0)25 (10.0)10 (2.6)
Not done1 (1.7)29 (11.6)317 (83.0)
Therapeutic intervention49 (81.7)52 (20.8)11 (2.9)