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Inflammatory bowel disease and coeliac disease
A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 40-year-old has had extensive ulcerative colitis for 9 years. What should be arranged?
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The answer is B: Surveillance colonoscopy for colorectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer risk rises with long-standing extensive colitis, and surveillance starts 8 to 10 years after onset.
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