Research Article
Adherence to CRC Screening and Surveillance Guidelines when Using Split-Dose Bowel Preparation
Table 1
Guideline recommendations (2006, 2008) utilized for follow-up colonoscopy intervals after screening colonoscopy in average-risk patient.
| Colonoscopy finding | Follow-up interval (years) |
| No polyps | 10 | Any colonoscopy with poor/inadequate bowel prep | ≤1 | Small (<10 mm) hyperplastic polyps in rectum or sigmoid | 10 | 1-2 small (<10 mm) tubular adenomas | 5–10 | 3–10 tubular adenomas | 3 | >10 tubular adenomas | <3 | One or more tubular adenomas ≥10 mm | 3 | One or villous adenomas | 3 | Adenoma with high-grade dysplasia | 3 | Poor/inadequate bowel preparation | ≤1 | Piecemeal resection of adenoma, if question of resection of completeness | ≤1 |
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