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Colonoscopic surveillance: quality, guidelines and effectiveness
Author(s) -
Chittleborough Timothy J.,
Kong Joseph C.,
Guerra Glen R.,
Ramsay Robert,
Heriot Alexander G.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.14141
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , workload , endoscopy , general surgery , colorectal cancer , surgery , cancer , computer science , operating system
Colonoscopic surveillance in patients with a personal or family history of colorectal carcinoma or colonic polyps represents a significant workload for endoscopy services. Effective colonoscopic surveillance relies on quality endoscopic examination and appropriate surveillance interval. This review will discuss quality in colonoscopy and review guidelines for surveillance.