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  • Gastroenterology
  • Oncology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Optimal postpolypectomy surveillance strategies for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients remain unclear.
  • Current guidelines rely on expert opinion and low-quality data, often adopting a safety-first approach leading to inconsistencies.
  • Uncertainty exists regarding the cost-effectiveness of surveillance protocols due to limited randomized controlled trial data on adenoma recurrence and CRC risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines from Europe and the US.
  • To identify predictors of CRC and adenoma recurrence post-polypectomy.
  • To assess surveillance practices and their associated workload.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic retrieval of recent European and US postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines.
  • Additional PubMed search for guidelines, systematic reviews, and primary studies on CRC risk predictors and adenoma recurrence.
  • Analysis of data on surveillance practices and workload.

Main Results:

  • Significant variability exists in recommended surveillance protocols across clinical settings and population screening programs.
  • Current practices are influenced by expert opinion rather than robust evidence.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is required to establish evidence-based postpolypectomy surveillance strategies.
  • The efficacy of endoscopic surveillance in reducing CRC risk needs to be determined.
  • Surveillance colonoscopy justification depends on demonstrating a significantly increased CRC risk and the surveillance's ability to reduce this risk.