Do patients with PJS require endoscopic screening and surveillance for CRC?
- CRC surveillance endoscopy is offered to patients with PJS syndrome because the lifetime risk of CRC for these individuals ranges from 10% to 20%.
- Several surveillance protocols have been published but the true efficacy of aggressive CRC surveillance for these patients has yet to be established.
- Most endoscopic surveillance protocols suggest colonoscopic examinations should begin around the age of 18 with 3-year surveillance intervals.
