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Objectives: Dye spraying chromoendoscopy (DCE) is recommended for the detection of colonic neoplastic lesions in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The majority of neoplastic lesions are visible endoscopically and therefore targeted biopsies are appropriate for surveillance colonoscopy. To compare three different techniques for surveillance colonoscopy to detect colonic neoplastic lesions in IBD patients: high definition (HD), (DCE), or virtual chromoendoscopy (VCE) using iSCAN image enhanced colonoscopy., Methods: A randomized non-inferiority trial was conducted to determine the detection rates of neoplastic lesions in IBD patients with longstanding colitis. Patients with inactive disease were enrolled into three arms of the study. Endoscopic neoplastic lesions were classified by the Paris classification and Kudo pit pattern, then histologically classified by the Vienna classification., Results: A total of 270 patients (55% men; age range 20-77 years, median age 49 years) were assessed by HD (n=90), VCE (n=90), or DCE (n=90). Neoplastic lesion detection rates in the VCE arm was non-inferior to the DCE arm. HD was non-inferior to either DCE or VCE for detection of all neoplastic lesions. In the lesions detected, location at right colon and the Kudo pit pattern were predictive of neoplastic lesions (OR 6.52 (1.98-22.5 and OR 21.50 (8.65-60.10), respectively)., Conclusions: In this randomized trial, VCE or HD-WLE is not inferior to dye spraying colonoscopy for detection of colonic neoplastic lesions during surveillance colonoscopy. In fact, in this study HD-WLE alone was sufficient for detection of dysplasia, adenocarcinoma or all neoplastic lesions.

Background & Aims: It is unclear what are the best and most appropriate endoscopic procedures for detecting colonic neoplasia in patients with long-term colonic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dye chromoendoscopy (DCE) is the standard used in IBD surveillance colonoscopies. However, studies are needed to determine the optimal endoscopic technique for detecting dysplastic lesions. We investigated current practices used in surveillance colonoscopies by IBD gastroenterologists at a single tertiary center. We also determined the rate of neoplasia detection among different surveillance endoscopic techniques in an analysis of random or targeted biopsies., Methods: We collected data on 454 patients with IBD (54.5% male; mean age, 50 y; mean disease duration, 14.5 y; 55.9% with ulcerative colitis, 42.7% with Crohn's disease, and 1.3% with indeterminate colitis) who underwent surveillance colonoscopy from April 2011 through March 2014 at the University of Calgary in Canada. Subjects were examined using white-light standard-definition endoscopy (WLE), high-definition (HD) colonoscopy, virtual electronic chromoendoscopy (VCE), or DCE; random or targeted biopsy specimens were collected. Endoscopic and histologic descriptions with suspected neoplasia were recorded. Rates of neoplasia detection by the different endoscopic procedures were compared using chi-square analysis., Results: Of the patients analyzed, 27.7% had WLE endoscopy with random collection of biopsy specimens, 27.3% had HD colonoscopy with random collection of biopsy specimens, 14.1% had VCE with random collection of biopsy specimens, 0.9% had DCE with random collection of biopsy specimens, 12.8% had HD colonoscopy with collection of targeted biopsy specimens, 11.9% had VCE with collection of targeted biopsy specimens, and 5.3% had DCE with collection of targeted biopsy specimens. Neoplastic lesions were detected in 8.2% of the procedures performed in the random biopsy group (95% confidence interval, 5.6-11.7) and 19.1% of procedures in the targeted biopsy group (95% confidence interval, 13.4-26.5) (P < .001). Neoplasias were detected in similar proportions of patients by HD colonoscopy, VCE, or DCE, with targeted biopsy collection., Conclusions: In a large cohort of IBD patients undergoing surveillance colonoscopy, targeted biopsies identified greater proportions of subjects with neoplasia than random biopsies. Targeted collection of biopsy specimens appears to be sufficient for detecting colonic neoplasia in patients undergoing HD colonoscopy, DCE, or VCE, but not WLE., (Copyright © 2016 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)