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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2018; 10(11): 322-325
Published online Nov 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i11.322
Published online Nov 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i11.322
Screening for colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Should we already perform chromoendoscopy in all our patients?
Jose María Huguet, Patricía Suárez, Luis Ferrer-Barceló, Isabel Iranzo, Javier Sempere, Digestive Disease Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia 46014, Valencia, Spain
Author contributions: Huguet JM, Suárez P, Ferrer-Barceló L, Iranzo I and Sempere J conceived the study and drafted the manuscript. All authors contributed to and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
Correspondence to: Jose María Huguet, PhD, Assistant Professor, Digestive Disease Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Cruces 2, Valencia 46014, Valencia, Spain. huguet_jos@gva.es
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Received: July 5, 2018
Peer-review started: July 5, 2018
First decision: August 2, 2018
Revised: August 4, 2018
Accepted: October 10, 2018
Article in press: October 10, 2018
Published online: November 16, 2018
Processing time: 111 Days and 20.7 Hours
Peer-review started: July 5, 2018
First decision: August 2, 2018
Revised: August 4, 2018
Accepted: October 10, 2018
Article in press: October 10, 2018
Published online: November 16, 2018
Processing time: 111 Days and 20.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are included in special programs for screening and follow-up of colorectal cancer. It is generally recommended that endoscopy be performed using chromoendoscopy, which has a high diagnostic yield for detection of the disease. However, chromoendoscopy does have a series of disadvantages. While some clinical practice guidelines do not yet recommend the use of virtual imaging techniques such as narrow band imaging, a recent study reported that there were no differences between the two approaches for detection of neoplastic lesions. Therefore, we recommend that all inflammatory bowel disease patients undergo chromoendoscopy.