2019
DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000613056.50597.85
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P022 Factors Associated With Proximal Disease Extension in Ulcerative Proctitis: Experience From an IBD Tertiary Center in Southeastern Brazil

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ulcerative proctitis (UP) accounts for a significant proportion of cases of ulcerative colitis (UC) and implies limited involvement of the rectum. Some patients presenting initially with UP may progress to more extensive colitis (inflammation found distally to the rectum-sigmoid junction). Although several predictive factors for this progression have been described, none has been established as definitive. We aimed at determining risk factors predictive of proximal disease extension in … Show more

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