Colonoscopy: As Good as Gold?

Editorials7 September 2004Colonoscopy: As Good as Gold?David Lieberman, MDDavid Lieberman, MDFrom Oregon Health and Science University, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-5-200409070-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail But al thing which that shineth as the goldNis nat gold, as that I have herd it told–Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales (1387)All that glitters is not gold;Often have you heard that told–William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice (1596–1597)As good as gold …–Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (1843)Although William Shakespeare's reputation may be slightly tarnished by the knowledge that he probably borrowed from Chaucer, he is, nevertheless, the bard against whom we compare all others. 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[PMID: 14633954] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: David Lieberman, MDAffiliations: From Oregon Health and Science University, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: David Lieberman, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center P3-GI, 1037 SW Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239; e-mail, [email protected]edu. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoLocation of Adenomas Missed by Optical Colonoscopy Perry J. Pickhardt , Pamela A. Nugent , Pauline A. Mysliwiec , J. Richard Choi , and William R. 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