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==Overview==
==Other imaging findings==
===Sigmoidoscopy===
===Sigmoidoscopy===
An endoscopic evaluation should be considered if there are persistent symptoms, inconclusive diagnosis, or failure to respond to therapy. Guidelines for the role of endoscopy in the management of patients with diarrhea have been published by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.<ref name="pmid20346452">{{cite journal| author=ASGE Standards of Practice Committee. Shen B, Khan K, Ikenberry SO, Anderson MA, Banerjee S et al.| title=The role of endoscopy in the management of patients with diarrhea. | journal=Gastrointest Endosc | year= 2010 | volume= 71 | issue= 6 | pages= 887-92 | pmid=20346452 | doi=10.1016/j.gie.2009.11.025 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20346452  }} </ref>
An endoscopic evaluation should be considered if there are persistent symptoms, inconclusive diagnosis, or failure to respond to therapy. Guidelines for the role of endoscopy in the management of patients with diarrhea have been published by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.<ref name="pmid20346452">{{cite journal| author=ASGE Standards of Practice Committee. Shen B, Khan K, Ikenberry SO, Anderson MA, Banerjee S et al.| title=The role of endoscopy in the management of patients with diarrhea. | journal=Gastrointest Endosc | year= 2010 | volume= 71 | issue= 6 | pages= 887-92 | pmid=20346452 | doi=10.1016/j.gie.2009.11.025 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20346452  }} </ref>
==References==
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Revision as of 18:25, 7 June 2017

Sigmoidoscopy

An endoscopic evaluation should be considered if there are persistent symptoms, inconclusive diagnosis, or failure to respond to therapy. Guidelines for the role of endoscopy in the management of patients with diarrhea have been published by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.[1]

  1. ASGE Standards of Practice Committee. Shen B, Khan K, Ikenberry SO, Anderson MA, Banerjee S; et al. (2010). "The role of endoscopy in the management of patients with diarrhea". Gastrointest Endosc. 71 (6): 887–92. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2009.11.025. PMID 20346452.