Open AccessPractice pattern of ileal pouch surveillance in academic medical centers in the United States
Author(s) -
Jie Gu,
Feza H. Remzi,
Lei Lian,
Bo Shen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
gastroenterology report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2052-0034
pISSN - 2304-1412
DOI - 10.1093/gastro/gov063
Subject(s) - pouch , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , biopsy , general surgery , gastroenterology , surgery
There is no consensus on whether, when and how to surveil an ileal pouch. The aims of this study were to evaluate experts' opinions and practice patterns on pouch surveillance and to determine if they were associated with detection of neoplasia.