AUGUST 24, 2022

Latest USMSTF Guidelines: Do They Result in Delayed Dx Of Advanced Adenomas?

San Diego—In 2020, the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force (USMSTF) recommended extending the surveillance interval for patients with one or two low-risk adenomas on index colonoscopy. But could waiting longer between colonoscopies ultimately mean that adenomas will be diagnosed at a more advanced stage? A study of patients in the VA San Diego Healthcare System suggests not.

“Patients with one to two low-risk adenomas had a low incidence of advanced neoplasia on follow-up colonoscopy, and