Major Finding: Adults undergoing screening colonoscopy within 10 years of a previous colonoscopy had a significantly lower risk of having a left-sided advanced neoplasm detected, but their risk of right-sided neoplasms was not reduced.
Data Source: A population-based study of 3,287 adults aged 55 and older presenting for a screening colonoscopy at 33 German gastroenterology practices between May 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2007.
Disclosures: Study partly supported by the Central Research Institute of Ambulatory Health Care in Germany (Berlin).
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