JUNE 15, 2023

Sharma's Endoscopy Insights

Post-Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer, Achalasia and ERCP/EUS

By Prateek Sharma, MD, with Jillian Mock
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Prateek Sharma, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Kansas
School of Medicine
Kansas City

In this month’s column, I discuss studies of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer, achalasia and quality improvements in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound.

Serrated sessile lesions, specifically in the proximal colon, are difficult to detect and often incompletely resected. Patients with serrated polyps are at an increased risk