A survey of current practices in post-polypectomy surveillance in Korea
- Author:
Jeongseok KIM
1
;
Tae-Geun GWEON
;
Min Seob KWAK
;
Su Young KIM
;
Seong Jung KIM
;
Hyun Gun KIM
;
Eun Ran KIM
;
Sung Noh HONG
;
Eun Sun KIM
;
Chang Mo MOON
;
Dae Seong MYUNG
;
Dong Hoon BAEK
;
Shin Ju OH
;
Hyun Jung LEE
;
Ji Young LEE
;
Yunho JUNG
;
Jaeyoung CHUN
;
Dong-Hoon YANG
;
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Intestinal Research 2024;22(2):186-207
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:EN
-
Abstract:
Background/Aims:We investigated the clinical practice patterns of post-polypectomy colonoscopic surveillance among Korean endoscopists.
Methods:In a web-based survey conducted between September and November 2021, participants were asked about their preferred surveillance intervals and the patient age at which surveillance was discontinued. Adherence to the recent guidelines of the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (USMSTF) was also analyzed.
Results:In total, 196 endoscopists completed the survey. The most preferred first surveillance intervals were: a 5-year interval after the removal of 1–2 tubular adenomas < 10 mm; a 3-year interval after the removal of 3–10 tubular adenomas < 10 mm, adenomas ≥ 10 mm, tubulovillous or villous adenomas, ≤ 20 hyperplastic polyps < 10 mm, 1–4 sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) < 10 mm, hyperplastic polyps or SSLs ≥ 10 mm, and traditional serrated adenomas; and a 1-year interval after the removal of adenomas with highgrade dysplasia, >10 adenomas, 5–10 SSLs, and SSLs with dysplasia. In piecemeal resections of large polyps ( > 20 mm), surveillance colonoscopy was mostly preferred after 1 year for adenomas and 6 months for SSLs. The mean USMSTF guideline adherence rate was 30.7%. The largest proportion of respondents (40.8%–55.1%) discontinued the surveillance at the patient age of 80–84 years.
Conclusions:A significant discrepancy was observed between the preferred post-polypectomy surveillance intervals and recent international guidelines. Individualized measures are required to increase adherence to the guidelines.
