Clinical course and predictors of total colectomy in ulcerative colitis; a referral center experience from Turkey

Kalkan I. H., Dagli U., KEKİLLİ M., Oztas E., Tunc B., Ulker A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.25-30, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjg.2015.5071
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-30
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ulcerative colitis, clinical course, total colectomy, Turkish, INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE, FOLLOW-UP, CORTICOSTEROID-THERAPY, INCEPTION COHORT, NATURAL-HISTORY, CROHNS-DISEASE, ACTIVITY INDEX, PREVALENCE, RISK, PROGRESSION
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background/Aims: We aimed to describe the clinical course of Ulcerative colitis (UC) and the factors that predict the need for total colectomy in Turkish patients with severe UC receiving regular follow up.