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To the Editor: Several studies have suggested that among persons with tubular adenomas detected by sigmoidoscopy that are diminutive (<5 mm in diameter) or small (6 to 9 mm in diameter) there is not a substantial number of advanced adenomas or cancers found proximally at colonoscopy,^1,2 nor is there a subsequent increase in the risk of proximal cancer among those who do not undergo colonoscopy.³ Read et al. (Jan. 2 issue)⁴ found a substantial prevalence of proximal colonic neoplasms, including advanced lesions, in asymptomatic average-risk patients with diminutive rectosigmoid adenomas and concluded that the finding of such adenomas warrants colonoscopy. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• Read, T. E., Read, J. D., Butterly, L. F. (1999). Colonoscopy for Small Adenomas. ANN INTERN MED 130: 700-701 [Full Text]