title: Dysplasia and cancer surveillance in inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: There are no absolutely reliable methods of detecting precancerous change in the colons of patients with ulcerative colitis. Periodic surveillance colonoscopy and biopsy are the mainstay of follow-up of patients with extensive, longstanding disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Nochomovitz
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D012307:Risk Factors