Post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers in a national fecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening program.
Pieter H A WisseSybrand Y de BoerMarco Oudkerk PoolJochim S Terhaar Sive DrosteClaudia VerveerGerrit A MeijerEvelien DekkerManon C W SpaanderPublished in: Endoscopy (2023)
The 3-year PCCRC rate was low in this FIT-based CRC screening program. Approximately half of PCCRCs were interval PCCRCs. These were mostly caused by missed lesions and were diagnosed at a more advanced stage. This emphasizes the importance of high quality colonoscopy with optimal polyp detection.