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A Pooled Analysis of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia Diagnoses After Colonoscopic Polypectomy

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Factors that are associated most strongly with risk of advanced neoplasia are patient age and the number and size of prior adenomas.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2009-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 507 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polypectomy & Adenoma.

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