Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) is made by the typical colonoscopic and pathological findings in patients who present with chronic diarrhea. Colonoscopic findings in active disease include erythema, hyperemia, loss of vascularity, granularity, mucopurulent exudates, fragility, and ulcers in a ...
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon that is confined to the mucosa and submucosa. The diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, endoscopic, and histological characteristics, as no single finding is diagnostic for UC. The most important symptoms of UC are...
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by continuous mucosal inflammation that starts in the rectum and extends proximally. Typical presenting symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, urgency, and tenesmus. In some cases, extraintestinal manifestations may...
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterised by superficial mucosal inflammation, rectal bleeding, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain. In contrast to Crohn's disease (CrD) (see Chapter “Diagnosis and classification of Crohn's disease” in this issue), UC is usu...
If I take medication for ulcerative colitis, will there be side effects? Should I take nutritional supplements like probiotics? How often will I need to come in for checkups? What should I do if my symptoms suddenly get worse? How do I know if my ulcerative colitis is getting...
Furthermore, hydrocolonic sonography made possible the differentiation of Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis in 93% of the cases. CONCLUSION: This new diagnostic procedure could thus advantageously be introduced for the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and follow-up of patients with chronic ...
Conclusions: Female patients with ulcerative colitis have normal fecundity before surgical treatment. Surgery severely reduces female fecundity. Information about this reduction in fecundity should be given before surgery, and if a woman has an unfulfilled wish for pregnancy after surgery, early referral ...
Ulcerative Colitis: Overview Alternative names: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (collective term for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease), IBD This disease typically begins in the sigmoid colon and/or rectum, and then usually progresses until the entire colon is affected. Ulcerative colitis involves only...
Ulcerative Colitis: Diagnosis, Patient Population and Possible Contributing FactorsInterview with Amar S. Naik MD Save Recommend Share Sign in to PracticeUpdate Only registered members have full access to PracticeUpdate content. Sign in Not a member? Join for free ...