Motion - Colonoscopic Surveillance is more Cost Effective than Colectomy in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Arguments Against the Motion

There are insufficient data upon which to base recommendations about surveillance colonoscopy and prophylactic colectomy for the prevention of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis. Case series, analyses of intermediate results and extrapolations from other patient groups do not cons...

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Main Author: Anders Ekbom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/149259