AGA Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

Design and created by Guideline Central in participation with the American Gastroenterological Association.

Document Overview

Document Title: Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy

Authoring Society: American Gastroenterological Association

Document Publication Date: Mar 1, 2020

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: Feb 12, 2026

Document Type: Guideline

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(19)41479-0/fulltext

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope: Management, Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH): D003113 - Colonoscopy

Keywords: Lynch syndrome, Polypectomy, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, follow-up, hyperplastic polyp, metachronous, sessile serrated polyp

Health Care Settings: Ambulatory, Outpatient

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant, Social Worker

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents: 112

Literature Search Start Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012

Literature Search End Date: Thursday, March 30, 2017

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: Yes

Discloses funding source?: Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?: Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: No