Finding colonic polyps in patients under 60 did not increase the likelihood of advanced adenomas during a follow-up colonoscopy, Medpage Today reports.
Researchers examined advanced adenoma rates after follow-up colonoscopy in 12,380 patients in a range of patients from younger than 40 years to greater than 60 years old, presenting their findings at ACG 2019, held Oct. 25-30 in San Antonio.
Researchers found that physicians rarely detected a metachronous advanced adenoma in younger patients. Detection rates were 0.8 percent for the younger than 40 age group, 3.7 percent for the 40-49 age group, 4.5 percent for the 50-59 age group, and 7.2 percent for the older than 60 age group.
In the over-60 age group, researchers noted a metachronous large serrated polyp rate of 2.4 percent. Rates were 1.1 percent for the younger than 40 age group, 2.7 percent for the 40-49 age group, and 2.8 percent for the 50-59 age group.
Researchers said their findings suggest that guideline-recommended intervals for colonoscopy could be used for younger adults.
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