In a prospective study following a validated training module, we found that a selected group of endoscopists identified rectosigmoid neoplastic lesions with pooled NPVs greater than 90% and accurately selected surveillance intervals for more than 90% of patients over the course of 1 year. Providing regular interim feedback on the accuracy of neoplastic lesion prediction and surveillance interval selection did not lead to differences in those endpoints. Monitoring is suggested, as individual performance varied. ClinicalTrials.gov no: NCT02516748; Netherland Trial Register: NTR4635.
Sensitivity for endoscopic differentiation of dysplastic lesions detected during surveillance of patients with long-standing UC seems limited using ETMI and CE. Future research is warranted as the high NPV indicates that these techniques are valuable for the exclusion of dysplastic lesions [NTR4062].
This study shows a low incidence of dysplastic lesions found during surveillance colonoscopy in patients with longstanding extensive Crohn's colitis. The accuracy of both CE alone and CE in combination with iCLE was relatively good, although the sensitivity for both was poor. Because of frequent equipment failure, iCLE has limited applicability in daily practice as a surveillance strategy.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. However, histologically, it is challenging to distinguish between IBD-associated dysplasia from sporadic adenomas. We have molecularly characterized these precursor lesions and show that IBD-associated dysplasia lesions are genomically much more unstable.
In this image-based study, both expert and nonexpert endoscopists cannot reliably differentiate between dysplastic and non-dysplastic lesions. This emphasizes that all lesions encountered during colitis surveillance with a slight suspicion of containing dysplasia should be removed and sent for pathological assessment.
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