Cost-Consequence Analysis of Colon Cancer Screening among Patients with Long-Standing Ulcerative Colitis: 11 Years' Experience of Saudi Population

• Main Authors: Nahla Azzam (Author), Majid Almadi (Author), Mansour Altuwaijiri (Author), Othman Alharbi (Author), Abdulrahman Aljebreen (Author), Suliman Alshankiti (Author), Yazed Alruthia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Clinical guidelines recommend that patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis (UC) should undergo periodic surveillance colonoscopy. However, the cost and clinical value of performing annual colonoscopy among high-risk patient populations is largely unknown in the Middle East. Theref...