Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5658352 | Gastroenterology | 2017 | 33 Pages |
Abstract
Possibly influenced by patients' family history, race, quality of bowel preparation, or number or size of polyps, endoscopists frequently recommend 3-year surveillance intervals instead of guideline-recommended intervals of 5 years or longer for individuals with LRAs. However, at the follow-up colonoscopy, similar proportions of participants have 1 or more adenomas, advanced adenomas, or serrated polyps. These findings support the current guideline recommendations of performing follow-up examinations of individuals with LRAs at least 5 years after the index colonoscopy.
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Authors
Joseph C. Anderson, John A. Baron, Dennis J. Ahnen, Elizabeth L. Barry, Roberd M. Bostick, Carol A. Burke, Robert S. Bresalier, Timothy R. Church, Bernard F. Cole, Marcia Cruz-Correa, Adam S. Kim, Leila A. Mott, Robert S. Sandler, Douglas J. Robertson,