Colon polyps screening

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for colon polyps.

Screening

• There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for colon polyps in general population.
• According to guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after screening and polypectomy by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer recommendations for surveillance and screening are as follows:

Baseline colonoscopy	Recommendation
No polyps	Colonoscopy every 10 years
Small (<10 mm) hyperplastic polyps in rectum or sigmoid