1. Iron-deficiency anemia (malabsorption syndrome excluded)

2. Hematochezia (without Inflammatory Bowel Disease - IBD).

3. Uncomplicated lower abdominal pain of at least 2 months'duration, without known inflammatory bowel disease, without anemia and without Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) positive.

4. Change in bowel habits (predominantly constipation), of at least 2 months'duration, without known inflammatory bowel disease, without anemia or FOBT-positive stools and without pain.

5. Uncomplicated diarrhea (infectious or malabsorption origin excluded and without known IBD). No anemia. No bleeding. No radio-frequency (RF) for Colorectal (CR) cancer.

6. Evaluation of known ulcerative colitis (UC)

7. Evaluation of known Crohn's disease (CD)

8. Screening for colorectal cancer in patients with known inflammatory ulcerative colitis

9. Screening for colorectal cancer in patients with known Crohn's disease

10. Surveillance after colonic polypectomy or curative intent resection of colorectal cancer

11. Screening for colorectal cancer

12. Miscellaneous indications: lesion at recent barium enema or sigmoidoscopy, preoperative colonoscopy, FOBT-positive stools, fulminant colitis, acute diverticulitis, endometriosis, unexplained weight loss

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