2021
Achieving Histologic Normalization in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Subsequent Dysplasia
Shaffer S, Erondu A, Traboulsi C, Rai V, Cleveland N, Israel A, Christensen B, Rubin D. Achieving Histologic Normalization in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Subsequent Dysplasia. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2021, 28: 553-559. PMID: 34037230, PMCID: PMC9122749, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent histologic activityHistologic normalizationUlcerative colitisHistologic activityUC diagnosisSubsequent dysplasiaIncidence rateDysplasia developmentDiagnosis of UCCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier graphsImproved clinical outcomesDevelopment of dysplasiaHistologic inflammationUC durationDysplasia ratesDisease courseTertiary centerClinical outcomesDecreased riskPatient groupSurveillance intervalsHistologic assessmentRetrospective analysisReduced risk
2020
Cumulative Histologic Inflammation Predicts Colorectal Neoplasia in Ulcerative Colitis: A Validation Study
Yvellez O, Rai V, Sossenheimer P, Hart J, Turner J, Weber C, Jurdi K, Rubin D. Cumulative Histologic Inflammation Predicts Colorectal Neoplasia in Ulcerative Colitis: A Validation Study. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2020, 27: 203-206. PMID: 32152624, PMCID: PMC7813748, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative inflammatory burdenDevelopment of CRNHistological inflammatory activityColorectal neoplasiaUC patientsUlcerative colitisCRN patientsHistologic inflammationSurveillance intervalsRisk of CRNLow-grade dysplasiaMaximum severitySt. Mark's HospitalCase-control cohortInflammatory burdenInflammatory indexDisease durationInflammatory activityChronic inflammationIndefinite dysplasiaColorectal cancerSurveillance episodesPatientsInflammationMean severity