Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Pseudopolyps Do Not Predict Colorectal Cancer Risk in IBD Patients, 20-year Retrospective Study Shows

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Pseudopolyps — large protrusions of the intestinal layer formed in the regenerative and healing phases of damaged tissue — are not predictors of risk for developing colorectal cancer among patients with inflammatory ... Read more

September 20, 2017

Mount Sinai Scientists Develop First Predictive Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Using information from patient records at different stages of inflammatory bowel disease, New York scientists have developed the world’s first gene-based predictive model of the disorder. An article on the ... Read more

October 11, 2016

Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis May Continue Even After Mucosal Healing

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Researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that up to one-third of patients with ulcerative colitis who achieve mucosal healing still experience increased stool frequency, and suggest that its underlying cause could be ... Read more