Trends in Colectomies for Colorectal Neoplasms in Ulcerative Colitis: a National Inpatient Sample Database Analysis over Two Decades.
Alexander NiMohammed Al-QahtaniEbram SalamaDaniel MarinescuMaria Abou KhalilJulio FariaNancy MorinGabriela GhitulescuCarol-Ann VasilevskyMarylise BoutrosPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)
Operative management of ulcerative colitis appears to be slowly increasing in oncological indications. The rising proportions of colectomies performed for colorectal neoplasms suggest the need for continued screening in these patients, including rectal surveillance.