Yield of Surveillance Colonoscopy in Older Adults with a History of Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefit of surveillance colonoscopy in older adults is not well described.

Aims

To quantify the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced polyps during surveillance colonoscopy in older adults with a history of colon polyps.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review (MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase) for all published studies through May 2020 in adults age > 70 undergoing surveillance colonoscopy. The main outcome was CRC and advanced polyps detection. We performed meta-analysis to pool results by age (>70 vs. 50-70).

Results

The search identified 6239 studies, of which 569 underwent full-text review and 64 data abstraction, of which 19 were included. The risk of detecting CRC (N = 11) was higher in those >70 compared

SUBMITTER: Williams GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753972 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature