When and How to Stop Surveillance Colonoscopy in Older Adults: Five Rules of Thumb for Practitioners.
expert_opinion · Level V
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Abstract
A 79-year-old obese man with obstructive sleep apnea, who ambulates with assistance comes to you to discuss post-polypectomy surveillance colonoscopy. His last colonoscopy was performed 5 years ago, during which two small adenomas were removed.
Medical subject headings
- Adenoma
- Colonic Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Neoplasms