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. 2017 Mar 7;23(9):1541–1551. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i9.1541

Table 1.

Prevalence of pseudopolyps in inflammatory bowel disease

Ref. Year of publication IBD diagnosis Prevalence of pseudopolyps Special characteristics
Bargen et al[29] 1929 UC (n = 693) 10.0%
Baars et al[30] 2012 UC (n = 171) 30.0% 44% of UC patients and 30% of CD patients with unknown status for PP
CD (n = 77) 38.0%
Baars et al[31] 2012 UC, CD (n = 152) 20.0%
Bacon et al[32] 1956 UC (n = 84) 57.1% Colectomy specimens
Bockus et al[27] 1956 UC (n = 125) 74.0% Hospitalized patients
Chang et al[21] 2007 CD (n = 23) 22.0% Examined only small intestine
Chawla et al[26] 1990 UC (n = 50) 4.0%
Chuttani et al[33] 1967 UC (n = 46) 15.0%
De Dombal et al[17] 1966 UC (n = 465) 12.5%
De Felice et al[19] 2015 CD (n = 24) 4.0% Location esophagus
Dukes et al[11] 1954 UC (n = 120) 10.0% Colectomy specimens
Edwards et al[34] 1964 UC (n = 624) 14.9%
Geboes et al[39] 1975 CD (n = 43) 16.0%
Jalan et al[10] 1969 UC (n = 399) 18.7%
Kelly et al[6] 1987 UC, CD (n = 86) UC: 36% Colectomy specimens
CD: 17%
GPP: 4.6%
Lescut et al[35] 1993 CD (n = 20) 10.0% Only small intestine examined as location
Luo et al[36] 2009 UC, CD (n = 34) 29.0% Pediatric population
Maroo et al[37] 1974 UC (n = 122) 8.0%
Modigliani et al[50] 1990 CD (n = 142) 41.0% Active colonic or ileocolonic CD
Ray et al[38] 2011 UC (n = 40) 27.0%
Rutter et al[44] 2004 UC (n = 136) 39.0% Control population without CRC Population with CRC
Tandon et al[40] 1965 UC (n = 69) 17.6%
Teague et al[41] 1975 UC (n = 150) 17.0%
Teh et al[42] 1987 UC (n = 61) 21.3%
Velayos et al[43] 2006 UC (n = 188) 42.0% Control population without CRC Population with CRC
UC (n = 188) 56.0%
Wang et al[45] 2007 UC (n = 2726) 22.0% Active UC
Watts et al[46] 1966 UC (n = 169) 47.0% Surgical specimens
Waugh et al[47] 1964 UC (n = 205) 5.9% Surgical specimens
Wright et al[48] 1965 UC (n = 269) 10.0%
Zheng et al[49] 2007 CD (n = 27) 48.0%

CD: Crohn's disease; CRC: Colorectal cancer; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis.