DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.12.035 Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic colitis of indeterminate origin, characterized by continuous inflammation spreading from the rectum.

While endoscopy has been the gold standard for monitoring ulcerative colitis and detecting bowel inflammation, the authors of the new guidelines point out that this type of assessment is invasive ...

How is AI improving endoscopic evaluation in ulcerative colitis, and what are the benefits of using AI over traditional scoring methods? During a colonoscopy, the clinician is looking at the ...

Patients with ulcerative colitis are more concerned about complications that arise from UC than the side-affects of their medications, according to a study published in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 1.

We conducted a phase 4, double-blind, randomized trial to evaluate vedolizumab in adult patients in whom chronic pouchitis had developed after undergoing IPAA for ulcerative colitis. Patients were ...

Ulcerative colitis is not fatal but can lead to life-threatening complications if not managed properly. Symptoms can be unpredictable, from mild to severe and progression varies from person to person.

Here are five current treatments for ulcerative colitis, according to Medscape’s Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis report. • Oral formulations of 5-aminosalicylic acid: first-line medications to induce ...

Patients who took JAK inhibitors were more likely to achieve endoscopic remission than those who took ustekinumab (OR 3.40, 95% CI 1.51-7.63, P =0.003) following anti-TNF therapy failure, Abbarh ...

Common signs of ulcerative colitis are diarrhea, belly pain, blood in the stool, and weight loss. Studies have shown that some people who took Omvoh were able to achieve remission (freedom from ...

This measured how well Tremfya worked for maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis. These studies looked at clinical remission (free from noticeable symptoms) at 12 weeks (induction) and 44 ...

For Mayo endoscopic subscore, colectomy rate was 13.8% when 2 and 60.0% when 3. Thus, UCEIS outperformed Mayo endoscopic subscore as a predictor for colectomy in patients with acute severe colitis.