[Development of colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis].
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is believed to carry a predisposition to colorectal cancer (CRC) development. International clinical guidelines suggest that UC patients should have a colonoscopy performed every year or up to every third year from approximately eight years after diagnosis for early detection of CRC/dysplasia. However, according to the Danish epidemiological data available, such recommendations are dubious. The present mini review focuses on this matter for the UC population in Denmark.
Gastroenheden, Medicinsk Sektion, Herlev Hospital, 2730 Herlev, Denmark.
Jane
J
Kallesøe
Ebbe
E
Langholz
Morten
M
Frisch
Jacob Tveiten
JT
Bjerrum
Ole Haagen
OH
Nielsen
D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003718:Denmark; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors