Title: Overuse of Surveillance Colonoscopy After Polypectomy
Abstract:Surveillance colonoscopy has a low yield for detecting significant neoplasms after polypectomy, yet about 25% of colonoscopies in the U.S. are performed for postpolypectomy surveillance, and the burde...Surveillance colonoscopy has a low yield for detecting significant neoplasms after polypectomy, yet about 25% of colonoscopies in the U.S. are performed for postpolypectomy surveillance, and the burden is expected to increase with expanding screening colonoscopy practice. Unfortunately, published practice guidelines provide inconsistent surveillance recommendations after polypectomy (from no surveillance to examination every 3 to 5 years). Researchers at the National Cancer Institute surveyed …Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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