It is unclear whether ulcerative colitis (UC) is a progressive disease similar to Crohn's
disease (CD). Patients with UC often are undertreated because of the possibility of curative …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) has been characterized by inflammation limited to the mucosa.
Although sustained and durable remission has been associated with mucosal healing, the …

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is an idiopathic chronically-remitting inflammatory bowel disorder
characterized by a contiguous inflammation of the colonic mucosa affecting the rectum that …

Abstract Background and Aims: In the past decades, treatment options and strategies for
ulcerative colitis [UC] have radically changed. Whether these developments have altered the …

Idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease is divided into 2 major disease processes, Crohn dis-
ease (CD) and chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC). Often, both diseases are characterized by …

Ulcerative colitis [UC] is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] characterised by colonic
inflammation extending to a variable extent from the rectum. Care of the patient with UC …

Background: The clinical course and prognosis in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD) have been described in many studies, mostly retrospective. Such studies are …

Crohn's disease is a chronic, progressive, destructive disease. Complicated disease can be
defined as the presence of bowel damage (stricture, abscess or fistula) and/or the need for …

Objectives Previous population-based studies in patients with ulcerative colitis [UC]
revealed variable colectomy rates and colectomy-associated risk factors. Over the past two …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorder of the colon that
causes continuous mucosal inflammation extending from the rectum to the more proximal …