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Utilization of surveillance colonoscopy in community practice

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.062. Epub 2009 Oct 8. Utilization of surveillance colonoscopy in community practice Paul F Pinsky, Joel L Weissfeld, Lance A Yokochi, Douglas J Reding, Richard B Hayes, Timothy Church, Susan Yurgalevich, V Paul Doria-Rose, Tom Hickey, Thomas Riley, Christine D Berg

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¹ Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2582, USA. rschoen@pitt.edu

PMID: 19818779
PMCID: PMC2813330
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.062

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Utilization of surveillance colonoscopy in community practice

Robert E Schoen et al. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jan.

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.062. Epub 2009 Oct 8. Authors Robert E Schoen¹, Paul F Pinsky, Joel L Weissfeld, Lance A Yokochi, Douglas J Reding, Richard B Hayes, Timothy Church, Susan Yurgalevich, V Paul Doria-Rose, Tom Hickey, Thomas Riley, Christine D Berg Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2582, USA. rschoen@pitt.edu

PMID: 19818779
PMCID: PMC2813330
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.062

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Abstract

Background & aims: The recommended timing of surveillance colonoscopy for individuals with adenomatous polyps is based on adenoma histology, size, and number. The burden and cost of surveillance colonoscopy are significant. The aim of this study was to examine the use of surveillance colonoscopy on a community-wide basis.

Methods: We retrospectively queried participants in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer screening trial in 9 US communities about use of surveillance colonoscopy. Subjects whose initial colonoscopy showed advanced adenoma (AA), nonadvanced adenoma (NAA), or no adenoma (NA) findings were included. Colonoscopy examinations were confirmed by reviewing colonoscopy reports.

Results: Of 3876 subjects selected for inquiry, 3627 (93.6%) responded. The cumulative probability of a surveillance colonoscopy within 5 years was 58.4% (n = 1342) in the AA group, 57.5% in those with >or=3 NAAs (n = 117), 46.7% in those with 1-2 NAAs (n = 905), and 26.5% (n = 1263) in subjects with NAs. Within 7 years, 33.2% of subjects with AAs received >or=2 surveillance examinations versus 26.9% for those with >or=3 NAAs, 18.2% for those with 1 or 2 NAAs, and 10.4% for those with NAs. Incomplete colonoscopy, family history of colorectal cancer, or interval adenomatous findings could explain only a minority of surveillance colonoscopy in low-risk subjects.

Conclusions: In community practice, there is substantial overuse of surveillance colonoscopy among low-risk subjects and underuse among subjects with AAs. Interventions to better align use of surveillance colonoscopy with risk for advanced lesions are needed.

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest reported by the authors relevant to this manuscript. The investigators had full access to all of the data and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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Kaplan-Meier probability curve for surveillance…

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Kaplan-Meier probability curve for surveillance colonoscopy use by year from baseline diagnostic colonoscopy…

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Kaplan-Meier probability curve for surveillance colonoscopy use by year from baseline diagnostic colonoscopy for subjects with Advanced Adenoma (Solid Line), ≥3 Non-advanced Adenoma (dotted line), 1-2 Non-advanced Adenoma (dashed line), and no adenoma (thin line).

Figure 2. Surveillance Colonoscopy Use by Baseline…

Figure 2. Surveillance Colonoscopy Use by Baseline Histologic Status

CRC = Colorectal Cancer, AA= advanced…

Figure 2. Surveillance Colonoscopy Use by Baseline Histologic Status

CRC = Colorectal Cancer, AA= advanced adenoma, NAA=non-advanced adenoma, NA= no adenoma. The pathways on the far right demonstrate utilization in the subgroup without a family history of CRC, with complete, adequate colonoscopy, and without symptoms.

Figure 2. Surveillance Colonoscopy Use by Baseline…

Figure 2. Surveillance Colonoscopy Use by Baseline Histologic Status

CRC = Colorectal Cancer, AA= advanced…

Figure 2. Surveillance Colonoscopy Use by Baseline Histologic Status

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Community colonoscopy: a gordian knot?
Allen JI. Allen JI. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jan;138(1):27-30. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.11.035. Epub 2009 Nov 21. Gastroenterology. 2010. PMID: 19932659 No abstract available.