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*If multiple... think about [[familial adenomatous polyposis]] (FAP). | *If multiple... think about [[familial adenomatous polyposis]] (FAP). | ||
==Management of ( | ==Management of (adenomatous colonic) polyps== | ||
Follow-up interval for polyps (colonoscopy interval):<ref name=pmid17167138>{{cite journal |author=Levine JS, Ahnen DJ |title=Clinical practice. Adenomatous polyps of the colon |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=24 |pages=2551–7 |year=2006 |month=December |pmid=17167138 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp063038 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/355/24/2551.pdf}}</ref> | Follow-up interval for polyps (colonoscopy interval):<ref name=pmid17167138>{{cite journal |author=Levine JS, Ahnen DJ |title=Clinical practice. Adenomatous polyps of the colon |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=24 |pages=2551–7 |year=2006 |month=December |pmid=17167138 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp063038 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/355/24/2551.pdf}}</ref> | ||
*Normal follow-up (includes presence of ''hyperplastic polyps''): ~10 years. | *Normal follow-up (includes presence of ''hyperplastic polyps''): ~10 years. | ||