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Are the odds of a significant polyp being missed on 2 consecutive colonoscopies low enough? there was a 18 month gap between the colonoscopies.
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Miss Rate: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478767/ Article from National Institute of Health states 17% to 28% miss rate on polyps.
Answered 8/2/2019
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Polyp: Colonoscopy results are dependent on the skill of the person who does it and how clean the colon was during the examination. Usually, the doctor that does the colonoscopy makes mention of how clean the colon was.
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