High Degree of Practice Variability in Colonic Dysplasia Surveillance for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Lay Summary Dysplasia surveillance practice varies widely among high-volume inflammatory bowel disease providers. We surveyed high-volume inflammatory bowel disease providers about practice patterns to detect dysplasia. Regular use of dye-based chromoendoscopy was reported by 20%, virtual chromoendoscopy by 27%, and random biopsies by 58%.

Automated summary

There is a wide variation in dysplasia surveillance practices among high-volume inflammatory bowel disease providers, with only a small percentage using dye-based or virtual chromoendoscopy, or random biopsies.