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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2020 Feb 7;158(4):1131–1153.e5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.026

Table 7.

Recommendations for Second Surveillance Stratified by Adenoma Findings at Baseline and First Surveillance

Baseline finding Recommended interval for first surveillance Finding at first surveillance Recommended interval for next surveillance
1–2 tubular adenomas <10 mm 7–10 y Normal colonoscopya 10 y
1–2 tubular adenomas <10 mm 7–10 y
3–4 tubular adenomas <10 mm 3–5 y
Adenoma ≥10 mm in size; or adenoma with tubulovillous/villous histology; or adenoma with high grade dysplasia; or 5–10 adenomas <10 mm 3 y
3–4 tubular adenomas <10 mm 3–5 y Normal colonoscopya 10 y
1–2 tubular adenomas <10 mm 7–10 y
3–4 tubular adenomas <10 mm 3–5 y
Adenoma ≥10 mm in size; or adenoma with tubulovillous/villous histology; or adenoma with high grade dysplasia; or 5–10 adenomas <10 mm 3 y
Adenoma ≥10 mm in size; or adenoma with tubulovillous/villous histology; or adenoma with high-grade dysplasia; or 5–10 adenomas <10 mm 3 y Normal colonoscopya 5 y
1–2 tubular adenomas <10 mm 5 y
3–4 tubular adenomas <10 mm 3–5 y
Adenoma ≥10 mm in size; or adenoma with tubulovillous/villous histology; or adenoma with high grade dysplasia; or 5–10 adenomas <10 mm 3 y
a

Normal colonoscopy is defined as colonoscopy where no adenoma, SSP, or CRC is found.