%0 Journal Article
%T Melanosis Coli: A Helpful Contrast Effect or a Harmful Pigmentation?
%A Amir Mari
%A Dan Feldman
%A Fadi Abu Baker
%A Muhammad Suki
%A Oren Gal
%A Yael Kopelman
%J Archive of "Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy".
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1179552218817321
%X Melanosis coli, a brown discoloration of colonic mucosa, is considered as a benign condition mainly observed in patients under chronic anthranoid laxatives. Recent data link this condition with an increased adenoma detection rate. Moreover, its tumorigenic potential and possible association with the development of colorectal cancer remains uncertain. We conducted this study to compare the polyp detection rate and colorectal cancer diagnosis in patients with melanosis against matched control group without melanosis
%K Melanosis coli
%K polyp detection rate
%K colorectal cancer
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6299301/