Biopsy of an endoscopically normal large bowel, and of the normal terminal ileum in isolation, yields little abnormal histology. Diarrhoea per se does not identify patients at higher risk of abnormal histology. Increased age, however, does, and mucosal biopsy in the endoscopically normal colon and rectum may be more cost-effective in patients aged more than 60 years.
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