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Dr. Roach: Man weighs whether to continue getting repeat colonoscopies

Dr. Roach: Man weighs whether to continue getting repeat colonoscopies
health10/14/2025

I'm concerned with the risks involved in repeat colonoscopies.

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 78-year-old male with a history of high blood pressure, and I had a bovine aortic valve replacement in 2009. I had a negative colonoscopy in 2003, but in 2013, my colonoscopy required a polypectomy of a 3-mm tubular adenoma. In ... [3239 chars]