The pattern and outcome of acute severe colitis

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Authors

Lotte C. Dinesen · John Radcliffe Hospital

Alissa Walsh · John Radcliffe Hospital

Marijana Nedeljkovic Protic · Kliničko Bolnički Centar Zvezdara

Graham Heap · Queen Mary University of London

Fraser Cummings · John Radcliffe Hospital

Bryan F. Warren · John Radcliffe Hospital

Bruce George

Abstract

A quarter of all patients with ulcerative colitis experience at least one episode of ASC; 20% come to colectomy on first admission, but 40% after two admissions. The likelihood of colectomy is related to biological severity on admission.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Microscopic Colitis Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Crohn s and Colitis

Volume 4, Issue 4, pp. 431-437

DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2010.02.001

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