Endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease: indications and differential diagnosis.
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Abstract
Colonoscopy with multiple biopsies adds a considerable amount of information to the overall clinical approach to the patient with inflammatory bowel disease. Because colonoscopy is an invasive procedure requiring a vigorous bowel clean-out, it is not a first-line investigative procedure for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. However, in certain indicated circumstances, colonoscopy can assist greatly in the management and diagnosis of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Medical subject headings
- Endoscopy
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases