Colorectal cancers soon after colonoscopy: a pooled multicohort analysis
Conclusions
Despite recent colonoscopy with intent to remove all neoplasia, CRC will occasionally be diagnosed. These cancers primarily seem to represent lesions that were missed or incompletely removed at the prior colonoscopy and might be avoided by increased emphasis on identifying and completely removing all neoplastic lesions at colonoscopy.
Source: Gut - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Robertson, D. J., Lieberman, D. A., Winawer, S. J., Ahnen, D. J., Baron, J. A., Schatzkin, A., Cross, A. J., Zauber, A. G., Church, T. R., Lance, P., Greenberg, E. R., Martinez, M. E. Tags: Endoscopy, Colon cancer Source Type: research
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