Perforation
Disease1 paper1 finding
- Humans1
Associations
1Screening colonoscopy
upin humans1HR 1.29Low certainty
1 study
Screening colonoscopy
upin humans1HR 1.29Low certainty
Screening colonoscopy is associated with perforation in humans (HR 1.29, 95% CI 1.02–1.63).
HumansColorectal cancer screening encounter; propensity-matched comparison5 years
Colonoscopy linked to more cancer detection in older adults · JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 4 Oct 2026
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2JGH OpenHumans
Colonoscopy linked to more cancer detection in older adults
Five-year cancer detection was higher with colonoscopy than with no early colonoscopy: the hazard ratio, comparing event rates over time, was 1.78…Five-year cancer detection was higher with colonoscopy than with no early colonoscopy: the hazard ratio, comparing event rates over time, was 1.78; overall mortality was unchanged.