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- Special Review Guidelines for the Management of Ulcerative Colitis
- Chang Hwan Choi1, Young-Ho Kim2, You Sun Kim3, Byong Duk Ye4, Kang Moon Lee5, Bo In Lee5, Sung-Ae Jung6, Won Ho Kim7, Heeyoung Lee8, IBD Study Group of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2012.10.1.1
Published online: February 29, 2012
1Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine
2Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
3Inje University College of Medicine
4University of Ulsan College of Medicine
5The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
6Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
7Yonsei University College of Medicine
8Department of Medicine, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
2Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
3Inje University College of Medicine
4University of Ulsan College of Medicine
5The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
6Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
7Yonsei University College of Medicine
8Department of Medicine, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
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Abstract
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder characterized by a relapsing and remitting course. The quality of life can decrease significantly during exacerbations of the disease. The incidence and prevalence of UC in Korea are still lower than those of Western countries, but have been rapidly increasing during the past decades. Various medical and surgical therapies are currently used for the management of UC. However, many challenging issues exist and sometimes these lead to differences in practice between clinicians. Therefore, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) Study Group of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID) set out the Korean guidelines for the management of UC. These guidelines are made by the adaptation using several foreign guidelines and encompass treatment of active colitis, maintenance of remission and indication for surgery in UC. The specific recommendations are presented with the quality of evidence. These are the first Korean treatment guidelines for UC and will be revised with new evidences on treatment of UC. (Intest Res 2012;10:1-25)
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