Chromoendoscopy is better than random biopsy or white-light colonoscopy in detecting dysplasia in inflammatory bowel diseases patients, according to a long-term surveillance study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Here are five notes:
1. Chromoendoscopy is a technique that uses stains during endoscopy to highlight differences in mucosa, as well as dysplastic and malignant changes.
2. Researchers from Mount Sinai Health System in New York analyzed data from 68 patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
3. In the 208 examinations conducted, 44 dysplastic lesions in 24 patients were identified.
4. Six were detected by random biopsy, 11 by white-light examination and 27 by chromoendoscopy.
5. The researchers note that these findings carry important implications for long-term follow-up.