Surveillance colonoscopy should be targeted to high-risk patients
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
Surveillance colonoscopy is effective and cost-effective when targeted to high-risk patients, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. However, overuse of surveillance colonoscopy could be excessively costly or even harmful.