Surveillance colonoscopy
every 5 years (low risk), 3 years (intermediate risk), 1 year (high risk)
tests per year, UK, every 5 years (low risk), 3 years (intermediate risk), 1 year (high risk)
“low risk: offer colonoscopy at 5 years intermediate risk: offer colonoscopy at 3 years high risk: offer colonoscopy at 1 year.”
- Kind of source
- Clinical guideline
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Applies to ulcerative colitis (not proctitis alone) with symptoms starting 10 or more years ago. The tests-per-year figures are 1 divided by the interval.
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.