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Rectal polyp

2024-06-22 02:44:55
Seven years back , I had rectal polyp (tubular Villious andenoma) with high grade dysplasia ,no futher treatment done after succesfully polyp resected , but I do colonoscopy every year. My question how often should do colonoscopy and is there any chance of recurrence .
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Yes there is chances of reoccurrences ..and so u need to undergo colonoscopy every year

Answered2024-06-22 11:45:36

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yearly colonoscopy should be done to detect early rcurrence.

Answered2024-06-22 07:31:40

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Initially 3 years - annual colonoscopy From then on u can decrease frequency having once in 3 years followed by once in 5 years Chance of recurrence is less than 10 percent

Answered2024-06-22 06:38:26

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