Introduction Patients with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at an increased risk for development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Risk factors for the development of CRC in ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's colitis include young age of disease onset, longer…
Introduction This chapter focuses on clinical gastroenterology issues of interest to pathologists, including endoscopic diagnosis and management of Barrett’s esophagus, management of intestinal metaplasia in the setting of chronic gastritis, and surveillance in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, colon polyps,…
Introduction Endoscopy provides a unique opportunity to visualize the mucosal surface of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and, through endoscopic imaging techniques, a variety of extraluminal and extraintestinal organs and structures. When considered within the context of a specific clinical picture,…