title: Colonoscopy Surveillance After Colorectal Cancer Resection: Recommendations of the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.
abstract: The US Multi-Society Task Force has developed updated recommendations to guide health care providers with the surveillance of patients after colorectal cancer (CRC) resection with curative intent. This document is based on a critical review of the literature regarding the role of colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, fecal testing and CT colonography in this setting. The document addresses the effect of surveillance, with focus on colonoscopy, on patient survival after CRC resection, the appropriate use and timing of colonoscopy for perioperative clearing and for postoperative prevention of metachronous CRC, specific considerations for the detection of local recurrence in the case of rectal cancer, as well as the place of CT colonography and fecal tests in post-CRC surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Electronic address: ckahi2@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kahi
authors.affiliation: Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: C Richard
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dominitz
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Francis M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Giardiello
authors.affiliation: Eastern VA Medical School, Norfolk Virginia.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California; Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Tonya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaltenbach
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lieberman
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California.
authors.forename: Theodore R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Douglas K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Rex
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000592:standards; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018450:Disease Progression; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D019160:Endosonography / Q000592:standards; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; Surveillance