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Letter
Adherence to BSG adenoma surveillance guidelines will reduce colonoscopic workload
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There is an ever increasing demand for colonoscopy nationally which will increase further when colorectal cancer screening is rolled out nationally. To accommodate this, a marked improvement in the efficiency of endoscopy units is required. One simple way of reducing demand is to reduce the number of repeat procedures performed. We have found that by following the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) polyp follow up guidelines,1 our unit could …
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Conflict of interest: None declared.