Endoscopic Surveillance for Colorectal Cancer in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: A Survey Among Dutch Pediatric Gastroenterologists

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the current clinical practice of Dutch pediatric gastroenterologists regarding the surveillance for colorectal dysplasia and cancer in pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC), including adherence to guidelines, the initiation and interval of surveillance and applied endoscopy techniques. Methods: A clinical vignette-based survey was distributed among all 47 pediatric gastroenterologists who are registered and working in the Netherlands. Results: Thirty-three pediatric gastroenterologists treating children with UC, completed the questionnaire (response rate 70... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Jagt, Jasmijn Z.
van Schie, Daniëlle A.
Benninga, Marc A.
van Rheenen, Patrick F.
de Boer, Nanne K. H.
de Meij, Tim G. J.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: JPGN Reports ; volume 4, issue 3, page e341 ; ISSN 2691-171X
Verlag/Hrsg.: Wiley
Schlagwörter: General Medicine
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26690580
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pg9.0000000000000341

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the current clinical practice of Dutch pediatric gastroenterologists regarding the surveillance for colorectal dysplasia and cancer in pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC), including adherence to guidelines, the initiation and interval of surveillance and applied endoscopy techniques. Methods: A clinical vignette-based survey was distributed among all 47 pediatric gastroenterologists who are registered and working in the Netherlands. Results: Thirty-three pediatric gastroenterologists treating children with UC, completed the questionnaire (response rate 70%). Of these respondents, 23 (70%) do conduct endoscopic surveillance in their UC patients. Adherence to any of the available guidelines was reported by 82% of respondents. Twenty-four of 31 respondents (77%) indicated the need for development of a new guideline. Profound variation was witnessed concerning the initiation and interval of surveillance, and risk factors taken into consideration, such as disease extent and concomitant diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). The available national and European guidelines recommend the use of chromoendoscopy in the performance of surveillance. This technique was conducted by 8% of respondents, whereas 50% conducted conventional endoscopy with random biopsies. Conclusions: The heterogeneity in surveillance practices underlines the need for consistency among the guidelines, explicitly stated by 77% of the respondents. For this, future research on surveillance in pediatric UC is warranted, focusing on the risk of UC-associated colorectal cancer related to risk factors and optimal endoscopy techniques.