Research Article

Investigation of the Local Recurrence Rate after Colorectal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: Is Incomplete Polyp Resection Really a Clinically Important Problem? Analysis of the Rationale for the “Resect and Discard” Strategy

Table 2

The incidence density of local recurrence for each margin status.

Follow-up periodNegativeUnclearPositiveIPR

1-year (1092)0% (0/870)0% (0/171)0% (0/51)0% (0/222)
2-years (470)0% (0/352)0% (0/82)0% (0/36)0% (0/118)
3-years (396)0% (0/302)0% (0/66)0% (0/28)0% (0/94)
Total (1092)0% (0/870)0% (0/171)0% (0/51)0% (0/222)
Cases per Polyp-years0/24800/5330/2070/740