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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 4980-4986
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4980
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4980
Colonoscopic outcome | Group 1(n = 20) | Group 2(n = 48) | Total(n = 68) |
Colonoscopies after 10 yr of UC | 120 | 550 | 670 |
Range 3-14 median 6 | Range 3-28 median 11.5 | ||
Colonoscopies with endoscopically active colitis | 87 (72.5) | 243 (44.2) | 330 (49.2) |
Colonoscopies without endoscopically active colitis but with histological inflammation1 | 29 (24.2) | 180 (32.7) | 209 (31.2) |
Colonoscopies without gross/endoscopic or histological inflammation | 4 (3.3) | 127 (23.1) | 131 (19.6) |
% of endoscopically negative colonoscopies with histological inflammation2 | 29 (88) | 180 (59) |
- Citation: Korelitz BI, Sultan K, Kothari M, Arapos L, Schneider J, Panagopoulos G. Histological healing favors lower risk of colon carcinoma in extensive ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(17): 4980-4986
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i17/4980.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4980