Compliance and yield of follow-up colonoscopy after a positive FIT in real-life practice: a university hospital experience
Although FITs are used for CRC screening, our study found a discrepancy between guidelines and real-world practice. Compliance with FUC after a positive FIT is below the optimal range, with adherence decreasing with age.
Authors
- Dima Malak
- Batoul Y. Abdallah
- Ala I. Sharara
- Hassan Sinan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4402-3499)
- Fady Daniel
- Ali R Chaitou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6827-1892)
- Wafaa Khaled
- Omar Mahmoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-4588)
- Maryam Ibrahim
- Nada Hamieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2107-978X)
- Fayrouz Hachicho
- Moustafa Al Hattab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2835-0429)
- Rudy Mrad
Institutions
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04455-0
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00