A normal initial colonoscopy after age 50 does not predict a polyp-free status for life. - Concepedia

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A normal initial colonoscopy after age 50 does not predict a polyp-free status for life.

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1994

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Susan Pollart Squillace, Paul Berggreen, Philip E. Jaffe, M. Brian Fennerty, Lee J. Hixson, H S Garewal, Richard E. Sampliner

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We conclude that in patients with no history of colonic neoplasia who are 50 yr old, or older, the finding of a normal colonoscopy does not predict diminished risk of neoplasia.