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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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon Rectum and Colon, 2019/07/30, Vol.3(3), pp.128-135
Hauptverfasser: Tanaka, Hidenori, Oka, Shiro, Tanaka, Shinji, Inagaki, Katsuaki, Okamoto, Yuki, Matsumoto, Kenta, Boda, Kazuki, Yamashita, Ken, Sumimoto, Kyoku, Ninomiya, Yuki, Chayama, Kazuaki
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Sprache:eng
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colorectal cancer
diminutive polyp
discontinuing surveillance
elderly population
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surveillance colonoscopy
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Zusammenfassung: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 discontinued in the elderly population. Methods: We enrolled 105 patients who underwent baseline colonoscopy between January 2004 and December 2009 and were subsequently followed-up over 5 years in our institution. All had diminutive colorectal polyps and were aged
ISSN:2432-3853
2432-3853
DOI:10.23922/jarc.2018-042