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The Rusty Ring Sign Streamlining Flat Lesion Detection in Subtle Melanosis Coli

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    2020, Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia
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    The gold standard for diagnosing MC includes endoscopic manifestations and histological pathology. In addition, there is no significant correlation between adenomas and melanosis, but the presence of MC is associated with a significant increase in the detection rates of adenomas due to the lack of pigmentation in the adenomas themselves38 and vice versa; therefore, the presence of adenomas may also facilitate the diagnosis of early MC.39 First, patients with MC should stop the use of anthraquinone laxatives.

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