Article
[Ulcerative colitis].
Recenti progressi in medicina - 1 Jun 2016
Lopetuso Loris, Gasbarrini Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract resulting from dysregulated immune responses toward environmental factors in genetically predisposed individuals. This review focus on what is the state of the art of UC pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment and how any future findings could drive our...
Topics
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Crohn Disease
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Recurrence
