Neoplasia Yield and Colonoscopic Workload of Surveillance Regimes for Colorectal Cancer in Colitis Patients
Author(s) -
Erik Mooiweer,
Andrea E. van der Meulen–de Jong,
Adriaan A. van Bodegraven,
Jeroen M. Jansen,
Nofel Mahmmod,
Joyce Nijsten,
Martijn G.H. van Oijen,
Peter D. Siersema,
Bas Oldenburg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1097/mib.0b013e3182a74b27
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , colonoscopy , dysplasia , colorectal cancer , inflammatory bowel disease , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , cancer , disease , physics , optics
Due to the increased risk of colorectal cancer, colonoscopic surveillance is recommended for patients with ulcerative and Crohn's colitis. Because surveillance intervals differ considerably between the recently updated American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines, we compared the neoplasia yield and colonoscopic workload of these guidelines.
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