High prevalence of sessile serrated adenomas in contemporary outpatient colonoscopy practice

Abstract

Background: Sessile serrated adenomas (SSA) are the polyp precursor of 15-20% of colorectal carcinomas. There is debate about their prevalence and increasing discussion about the need for a serrated polyp detection rate as a quality indicator for colonoscopy.

Authors Bettington, Mark; Walker, Neal; Rahman, Tony; Vandeleur, Ann; Whitehall, Vicki; Leggett, Barbara; Croese, John
Journal INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL
Pages 318-323
Volume 47
Date 1/03/2017
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URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1111/imj.13329