The predictive variable regarding relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis after achieving endoscopic mucosal healing

Background/AimsMucosal healing (MH) is a proposed therapeutic goal for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Whether MH is the final goal for UC, however, remains under debate. Therefore, to elucidate clinical variables predicting relapse after MH in UC could be useful for establishing further ther...

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Main Authors: Takuya Yoshino, Kohei Yamakawa, Satoshi Nishimura, Koutaro Watanabe, Shujiro Yazumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2016-01-01
Series:Intestinal Research
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Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-14-37.pdf