Surveillance may be overperformed following detection of small adenomas (<1 cm in diameter) or polyps by colonoscopy. Guidelines recommend colonoscopy at 3 years for large adenoma and 3–5 years for ...

Patients in the randomized, controlled trial were assigned either to surveillance colonoscopy at 1 and 3 years after polypectomy or to first surveillance colonoscopy at 3 years; both groups were ...

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SAN DIEGO — The majority of colorectal cancers (CRCs) that emerge following a negative colonoscopy and polypectomy occur prior to recommended surveillance exams, and those cases are more likely to be ...

PHOENIX — Patients with or without polyp removal in an index colonoscopy commonly receive follow-up surveillance with a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), yet many of these patients do not receive a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interval FIT was positive in 14% to 17% of patients after colonoscopy, regardless of polypectomy history. High ...

The results of a new study show colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces incidence of colorectal cancer in the general population, according to a news release (pdf). The study, conducted by ...

Many colorectal carcinomas are prevented by the detection and removal of advanced adenomas that are ≥10 mm in diameter, have a substantial villous component and show high-grade dysplasia (classed as ...

Elevated CEA level in the asymptomatic patient with normal conventional imaging: How useful is PET-CT for the detection of colorectal cancer recurrence? Background: Colonoscopy is recommended as the ...

NEW YORK, June 15 (Praxis Press) Whether colonoscopy is more effective than barium enema for the detection of adenomas in polypectomy patients is unclear. Winawer and colleagues examined 580 ...

GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published a special issue for March on colorectal cancer in recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The issue includes a new study that compares ...

Researchers at the Syracuse (N.Y.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center found that the postpolypectomy bleeding rate is significantly higher in patients on uninterrupted clopidogrel therapy with ...