Can surveillance colonoscopy be discontinued in an elderly population with diminutive polyps?

Can surveillance colonoscopy be discontinued in an elderly population with diminutive polyps?

Objectives: Surveillance colonoscopy after endoscopic resection (ER) for adenomatous polyps reduces the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, its significance in the elderly population is uncertain. The study aimed to determine whether surveillance colonoscopy should be discon...

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Main Authors: Hidenori Tanaka, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Katsuaki Inagaki, Yuki Okamoto, Kenta Matsumoto, Kazuki Boda, Ken Yamashita, Kyoku Sumimoto, Yuki Ninomiya, Kazuaki Chayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Subjects:
surveillance colonoscopy
elderly population
discontinuing surveillance
colorectal cancer
diminutive polyp
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/3/3/3_2018-042/_pdf/-char/en

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