title: Korean guidelines for postpolypectomy colonoscopy surveillance.
abstract: Postpolypectomy surveillance has become a major indication for colonoscopy as a result of increased use of screening colonoscopy in Korea. In this report, a careful analytic approach was used to address all available evidences to delineate the predictors for advanced neoplasia at surveillance colonoscopy and we elucidated the high risk findings of the index colonoscopy as follows: 3 or more adenomas, any adenoma larger than 10 mm, any tubulovillous or villous adenoma, any adenoma with high-grade dysplasia, and any serrated polyps larger than 10 mm. Surveillance colonoscopy should be performed five years after the index colonoscopy for those without any high-risk findings and three years after the index colonoscopy for those with one or more high risk findings. However, the surveillance interval can be shortened considering the quality of the index colonoscopy, the completeness of polypectomy, the patient's general condition, and family and medical history.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Dong-Hoon
authors: DH
authors: Yang
authors: Sung Noh
authors: SN
authors: Hong
authors: Young-Ho
authors: YH
authors: Kim
authors: Sung Pil
authors: SP
authors: Hong
authors: Sung Jae
authors: SJ
authors: Shin
authors: Seong-Eun
authors: SE
authors: Kim
authors: Bo In
authors: BI
authors: Lee
authors: Suck-Ho
authors: SH
authors: Lee
authors: Dong Il
authors: DI
authors: Park
authors: Hyun-Soo
authors: HS
authors: Kim
authors: Suk-Kyun
authors: SK
authors: Yang
authors: Hyo Jong
authors: HJ
authors: Kim
authors: Se Hyung
authors: SH
authors: Kim
authors: Hyun Jung
authors: HJ
authors: Kim