Colonoscopy in surveillance of inflammatory bowel disease.
Patients with chronic colitis from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), whether ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, have an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), which accounts for approximately 10-15% of all deaths among IBD patients. The risk of CRC increases with disease duration and is freq...
| Published in: | Gastrointestinal Nursing Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. 20 - 27 |
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| Format: | algorithm critical path pictorial Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Oct2011
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |