TABLE 6.
Summary of Canadian Association of Gastroenterology working group modifications to United States Multi-Society Task Force recommendations for polyp surveillance after first surveillance colonoscopy
Findings at index colonoscopy | Findings at first surveillance | Recommended interval for second surveillance, years |
---|---|---|
Low-risk adenoma | High-risk adenoma | 3 |
Low-risk adenoma | 5–10* | |
No adenoma | 10 | |
High-risk adenoma | High-risk adenoma | 3 |
Low-risk adenoma | 5 | |
No adenoma | 5† |
Modified and reprinted from reference 5 with permission from Elsevier.
Change from United States Multi-Society Task Force recommendation;
If the findings on the second surveillance are negative, there is insufficient evidence to make a recommendation