Importance Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon, with a
prevalence exceeding 400 per 100 000 in North America. Individuals with UC have a lower …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term for chronic or remitting/relapsing
inflammatory diseases of the intestinal tract and generally refers to ulcerative colitis (UC) …

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the principal forms of inflammatory bowel disease.
Both represent chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which displays …

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 …

1.2. Definitions Ulcerative colitis [UC] is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes
continuous mucosal inflammation of the colon, usually without granulomas on biopsy. It …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder involving mainly the intestinal tract,
but possibly other gastrointestinal and extraintestinal organs. Although etiology is still …

Background: The contemporary management of ambulatory ulcerative colitis (UC) continues
to be challenging with∼ 20% of children needing a colectomy within childhood years. We …

There are several scoring systems presently available to classify disease severity in
ulcerative colitis [UC] within the multiple domains of disease activity, which aid objective …

Background & Aims Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an orphan hepatobiliary
disorder associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to estimate the risk of …

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are valuable laboratory markers used for
the diagnosis of well-defined types of small-vessel vasculitis, including granulomatosis with …