Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2017; 9(8): 405-410
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.405
Table 1 Demographic of mycophenolate mofetil treated patients and procedures (170 patients, 184 procedures) (%)
Characteristic
mean age57.05
Female89 (48.4)
Indication for procedure2
Screening72 (39.1)
Diarrhea51 (27.7)
Bleeding24 (13.0)
Anemia20 (10.9)
Abdominal pain14 (7.7)
Constipation3 (1.6)
Weight loss3 (1.6)
Abnormal imaging3 (1.6)
Bloating1 (0.52)
Other (history of IBD, amyloid, stricture)9 (4.9)
Indication for MMF
Organ transplant (kidney, liver, lung)116
Autoimmune35
Blood disorder7
Unknown indication26
Abnormal mucosa (gross)40
With normal biopsies10
With abnormal biopsies25 (2 duplicates)
Without biopsies15
Normal mucosa (gross)144
With normal biopsies44 (normal biopsy or polypectomy, 1 for mass)
With abnormal biopsies17 (1 duplicate)
Without biopsies183
Table 2 Demographic of colitis among mycophenolate mofetil treated patients n (%)
Characteristic
n39
mean age51.44
Female20 (51.3)
Indication for procedure
Diarrhea28 (71.8)
Bleeding2 (5.1)
Anemia1 (2.6)
Screening4 (10.3)
Abnormal imaging2 (5.1)
Other (history of IBD)2 (5.1)
Indication for MMF
Organ transplant28 (71.8)
Autoimmune4 (10.3)
Blood disorder7 (17.9)
Table 3 Abnormal histological findings by mycophenolate mofetil indication
Solid organ transplant (n)Autoimmune (n)Blood disorder (n)Total (n)
MMF colitis101011
Graft vs host disease0044
Nonspecific colitis110112
Other3 (hyperplastic), 1 (lymphoid aggregate), 1 (kayexalate), 1 (ischemic), 1 (amyloid)1 (IBD), 1 (lymphoid aggregate), 1 (hyperplastic)1 (AML), 1 (reactive)12