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Clinical course of ulcerative colitis

2008

. Dig Liver Dis. 2008 Jul;40 Suppl 2:S247-52. Clinical course of ulcerative colitis. Cottone M, Scimeca D, Mocciaro F, Civitavecchia G, Perricone G, Orlando A. Department of Medicine, Pneumology and Nutrition Clinic, V. Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. AIM: To provide a review of studies on prognosis in ulcerative colitis by reviewing the relevant population-based cohort studies. On the basis of incidence and population studies, ulcerative colitis has a favourable clinical course, with good quality of life, a chronic course characterized by at least one relapse, and a surgery rate of 30% after 10 years from diagnosis. Patients affected by severe ulcerative colitis h…