Alarm Features and Colonoscopy, Traditional Serrated Adenomas, and Sustainability

Prateek Sharma, MD

Professor of Medicine
University of Kansas
School of Medicine
Kansas City

In this issue of “Sharma’s Endoscopy Insights,” I review the accuracy of alarm features as indicators for colonoscopy, the connection between traditional serrated adenomas and colorectal cancer, and guidance for reducing the environmental footprint of GI endoscopy.

Colonoscopy frequently is performed in patients who have alarm symptoms, such as rectal bleeding, anemia, change in bowel