Increased Proportion of Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Undergoing Surgery in the Netherlands

Abstract

This nationwide pathology study demonstrated an increased proportion of surgery for CRC over the past 3 decades. We hypothesize that the expanding therapeutic armamentarium for UC leads to exhausting medical options and hence postponed colectomy. This, however, might be at the expense of an increased risk of CRC in the long term.