Preference for colonoscopy versus computerized tomographic colonography: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, colorectal cancer (CRC) screening using computerized tomographic colonography (CTC) has attracted considerable attention. In order to better understand patient preferences for CTC versus colonoscopy, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature. Data sources included published studies, abstracts and book chapters, in any language, with publication dates from 1995 through February 2012, and with prospective or retrospective enrollment of diagnostic or screening patients who had undergone both procedures and explicit assessment of their preference for colonoscopy versus CTC. A predefined algorithm identified eligible studies using computer and hand searches performed by two independent investigators. We used a mixed effects model to pool pre

SUBMITTER: Lin OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3445696 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature