Significance of diagnosis and prognosis for appendiceal orifice inflammation in ulcerative colitis: a real-world study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine. At present, the significance of appendiceal orifice inflammation (AOI) in UC prognosis is still controversial. This prospective observational study investigated the importance of AOI in UC diagnosis and prognosis. Additionally, it compared the therapeutic efficacy of treatments in UC patients with or without AOI.

Design

This study was a prospective, observational, single-centre, real-world study. Patients with AOI were included in the observation group, and patients without AOI were assigned to the control group. All patients were followed up for 1 year; the disease remission and treatment efficacy were re-examined by colonoscopy. In addition, the clinical, endoscopic and pathological

SUBMITTER: Deng P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528594 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature