Causes of Colectomy in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Findings from an Iranian National Registry.
Zahra Momayaz SanatHomayoon VahediReza MalekzadehAmir KasaeianNegar Mohammadi GanjaroudiAlireza SimaFariborz Mansour GhanaeiMohammadreza GhadirHafez Tirgar FakheriSiavosh Nasseri MoghaddamSudabeh AlatabAnahita SadeghiAmir AnushiravaniIradj MalekiAbbas YazdanbodHassan VossoughiniaMohammadreza SeyyedmajidiSayed Jalaleddin NaghshbandiNadieh BaniasadiBaran ParhizkarSaied MatinkhahShahsanam GheibiRoya-Sadat Hosseini Hemmat AbadiSeyedmohamad Valizadeh ToosiPublished in: Archives of Iranian medicine (2024)
Age plays a crucial role in dysplasia risk among UC patients undergoing colectomy. Older age at diagnosis and surgery may indicate a higher risk of dysplasia and CRC. Clinicians should consider age when managing UC patients and implementing screening protocols. Further research with larger samples is needed to confirm these findings.
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