Colitis

Study Results from J. Kato and Colleagues in the Area of Colitis Published

Published in Gastroenterology Week, June 20th, 2011

2011 JUN 20 -- "An adequate range of colonic observations for precise evaluation of inflammation in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients has not been reported. Retrospective analysis of 545 colonoscopic examinations of UC patients was carried out," scientists in Wakayama, Japan report.

"Severity of mucosal inflammation was evaluated using the Mayo score of endoscopic index at each location (rectum, sigmoid colon, descending colon, and the oral side of the splenic flexure) in each patient. The colonic site with maximum inflammation was determined for each patient. Of 545 patients, 319 (59%) had maximum inflammation in the rectum, 79 (14%) in the sigmoid colon,...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2011-06-20)

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