title: [Follow-up care in colorectal adenoma].
abstract: From 1980 to 1985, 319 adenomatous colorectal polyps were removed in 297 patients. All patients were entered into a computerized follow-up programme with yearly follow-up. The recommended follow-up was rejected by 58 patients (22.1%). 93 new adenomatous polyps were found in the course of the follow-up in 53 patients (35.8%), five of them histologically invasive carcinomas. The proportion of carcinomas was lowered from 10.6% at first examination to 5.4% in the follow-up period. Size of polyp correlated significantly with carcinomatous change. Size of the adenomas removed at follow-up was markedly smaller than that removed at first examination (69.4% smaller than 1 cm compared with 44.2% at follow-up). In six patients with early invasive carcinoma, further resections were undertaken, while in six others only the polyps were removed. But local recurrences occurred in both groups. Regular follow-up after polypectomy of colorectal adenoma is thus essential.
authors: Chirurgische Abteilung des Marien-Hospitals, Düsseldorf.
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Dauer
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Haas
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Stock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Nachsorge beim kolorektalen Adenom.