Deceptive Endoscopic Appearances in Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis extent varies with time but endoscopic appearances may be deceptive.

Endoscopic Approach in Ulcerative Colitis

The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is frequently used in the medical literature to define a set of diseases involving the digestive tract, particularly the small and the large intestine. The major IBDs are Crohn’s Disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by diffuse mucosal inflammation limited to the colon. UC affects 50...

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Cancer surveillance in longstanding ulcerative colitis: endoscopic appearances help predict cancer risk

Background and aims: The risk of colorectal cancer is increased in ulcerative colitis (UC). Patients with UC have diverse colonoscopic appearances. Determining colonoscopic markers for cancer risk could allow patient risk stratification. Patients and methods: Following on from an earlier study which demonstrated a correlation between inflammation severity and neoplasia risk, a case control stud...

Cancer surveillance in longstanding ulcerative colitis: endoscopic appearances help predict cancer risk.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The risk of colorectal cancer is increased in ulcerative colitis (UC). Patients with UC have diverse colonoscopic appearances. Determining colonoscopic markers for cancer risk could allow patient risk stratification. PATIENTS AND METHODS Following on from an earlier study which demonstrated a correlation between inflammation severity and neoplasia risk, a case control stud...

Capsule-endoscopic findings of ulcerative colitis patients.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by diffuse mucosal inflammation, traditionally regarded as being limited to the colorectum. Although several gastroduodenal lesions have also been reported recently in cases of UC, in general, small-bowel lesions in UC are believed to be extremely rare. The aim of this study was to examine the small bo...