Colonoscopic follow-up following Surgery for colon cancers

Endoscopic examination following surgery for the treatment of carcinoma of the colon and rectum in the postoperative follow-up is evaluated on the basis of clinical experience. 1) Postoperative constriction at anastomosis was remarkable in the rectum rather than in the colon. However, there was no clinical significance in terms of symptoms. 2) Surgeons should pay attention to new growth of second tumor as well as to the presence of local recurrence at early stage by means of periodic intervals of colonoscopy