An expensive and empty ritual: the continued use of random biopsy technique for detecting dysplasia in patients with colitis--pro.
Marion
James F
JF
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10028, USA. james.marion@mssm.edu
D001706:Biopsy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D003092:Colitis / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity