| Theme | Various Subjects of Long-term Following Patients with Ulcerative Colitis | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Follow-up on Extent of Ulcerative Proctitis Involvement | |
| Publish Date | 2011/07 | |
| Author | Terasu Honma | Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital |
| Author | Keiichi Seki | Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital |
| Author | Hidehisa Suriki | Department of Internal Medicine, Kido Hospital |
| Author | Tomoyuki Kubota | Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital |
| Author | Aiko Nagashima | Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital |
| Author | Kanae Hirose | Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital |
| Author | Hiroyuki Abe | Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Daini Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | The progression of ulcerative proctosigmoiditis involvement was assessed endoscopically and histologically. Progression beyond the SD-junction was observed in 15.6 % of patients with proctitis, and 33.3 % of those with distal colitis. Within approximately one year extension was observed in 72.7 % cases exhibiting progression. As previously reported, a follow-up study indicated that proctosigmoiditis could be divided into two categories ; one was limited in the rectum for extended periods, the other was early phase involvement, with progression to exensive colitis. | |