Association between platelet count and mucosal healing in Japanese patients with ulcerative colitis: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Mucosal healing (MH) has been indicated as the therapeutic goal for ulcerative colitis (UC). Platelet count is known as an inflammation evaluation. However, the association between platelet count and MH among patients with UC is still scarce. We therefore assessed this issue amon...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shinya Furukawa, Sen Yagi, Kana Shiraishi, Kenichirou Mori, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Keitarou Kawasaki, Yuji Mizukami, Seiyuu Suzuki, Masayoshi Uraoka, Naozumi Shibata, Sanae Nakamura, Satoshi Imamine, Hidehiro Murakami, Katsuhisa Ohashi, Masamoto Torisu, Aki Hasebe, Harumi Yano, Masato Murakami, Eiji Takeshita, Yoshio Ikeda, Yoichi Hiasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01538-y