Dysplasia and cancer surveillance in inflammatory bowel disease.
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.
Albert
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MB
Department of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Nochomovitz
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LE
D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D012307:Risk Factors