Background & Aims: Colectomy is a potentially life-saving procedure for patients with severe
attacks of UC who fail medical therapy. We aimed to systematically review studies that …

We looked for factors predicting the therapeutic outcome in 66 patients with severe
ulcerative colitis treated with intravenous hydrocortisone or corticotropin (ACTH) for 10 days …

Background. Severe ulcerative colitis is potentially life threatening even though a policy of
intensive medical management and early colectomy in recent years reduced mortality to …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: It is uncertain whether mucosal healing after the first course of
corticosteroids therapy predicts outcome in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). We …

OBJECTIVES: Acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) carries a poor prognosis
and requires optimal management. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted …

Background: The failure rate of medical therapy in severe ulcerative colitis is high. A risk
index, to aid the identification of patients of not responding at an early stage to intravenous …

Background Up to 40% of patients who present with acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC) fail
to make an adequate response to intravenous corticosteroids. Ciclosporin or infliximab are …

BACKGROUND In patients with severe attacks of ulcerative colitis (UC), IV steroids
represent the first-line treatment, leading to clinical improvement in approximately 50–60 …

Introduction: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes
continuous mucosal inflammation of the colon. New biological drugs have been developed …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to provide updated explicit and relevant
consensus statements for clinicians to refer to when managing hospitalized adult patients …