Colonoscopic surveillance after curative resection for colorectal cancer
1993
Colonoscopic surveillance after resection for colorectal cancer has ben advocated to improve detection of anastomotic recurrence, and of synchronous and metachronous tumours. The benefit provided by colonoscopy remains unproven, and the best timing of examination is unclear. To determine the value of colonoscopy after curative resection for large bowel cancer, the efficacy of an endoscopic surveillance programme in the early detection of intraluminal bowel recurrence in a series of patients admitted with colorectal cancer was examined
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