Further research on the clinical relevance of the ulcerative colitis colonoscopic index of severity for predicting 5-year relapse.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The ulcerative colitis colonoscopic index of severity (UCCIS) evaluates the state of the entire colonic mucosa in ulcerative colitis. However, no cut-off values of scores for predicting clinical relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis have been established. This study aimed to determine the cut-off values for predicting clinical relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Methods

The endoscopic scores (sum of Mayo endoscopic subscores (S-MES) and UCCIS) of 157 patients with ulcerative colitis experiencing clinical remission and their subsequent clinical course were retrospectively reviewed. The optimal cut-off values for predicting relapse and relapse-free rates were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Results

Forty patients with ulcer

SUBMITTER: Ishida N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8589779 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature