No Association Between Pseudopolyps and Colorectal Neoplasia in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) who have post-inflammatory polyps (PIPs) have an increased risk of colorectal neoplasia (CRN). European guidelines propose that patients with PIPs receive more frequent surveillance colonoscopies, despite limited evidence of this increased risk. We aimed to define the risk of CRN and colectomy in patients with IBD and PIPs.

Source: Gastroenterology - December 7, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Remi Mahmoud, Shailja C. Shah, Joren R. ten Hove, Joana Torres, Erik Mooiweer, Daniel Castaneda, Jason Glass, Jordan Elman, Akash Kumar, Jordan Axelrad, Thomas Ullman, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Bas Oldenburg, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Dutch initiative on Crohn a Source Type: research