Colonoscopic Follow-up of Adenomas and Colorectal Cancer
- 1 May 1995
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 88 (5) , 567-570
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199505000-00011
Abstract
Increasing experience with colonoscopy has altered recommendations for the frequency of follow-up surveillance examinations for adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer. Current recommendations include a follow-up colonoscopy at 1 year for patients with more than two adenomatous or highly suggestive polyps and after curative surgery for colorectal cancer. Other patients can safely receive a follow-up colonoscopy at longer intervals of 3 years. Published data and a review of the Ochsner Clinic experience are presented to support these recommendations.Keywords
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