Overall and Annual Postcolonoscopy Colorectal Cancer Rates in a Large Integrated Healthcare Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

Colonoscopy reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality through removal of precancerous adenomatous lesions and earlier detection of cancer. 1 Rex D.K. et al. Gastroenterology. 2017; 153: 307-323 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (459) Google Scholar However, some patients develop CRC after a colonoscopy in which cancer was not diagnosed, termed postcolonoscopy CRC (PCCRC). Reasons for PCCRC include missed or incompletely excised lesions and de novo lesions; therefore, the PCCRC rate has been proposed as a quality measure for colonoscopy services. 2 Rutter M.D. et al. Gastroenterology. 2018; 155: 909-925.e3 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (195) Google Scholar