## Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) affecting the colon are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (crc). published data are conflicting about whether 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-asa) has chemopreventive properties against ibd-related carcinogenesis. the objective
Colonoscopy, mucosal biopsy and brush cytology in the assessment of patients with colorectal inflammatory bowel disease
β Scribed by William H. Isbister; Raj K. Gupta
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 452 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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