Clinical characteristics and outcomes of primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis in Japanese patients.

Junichiro KumagaiTakashi TaidaSadahisa OgasawaraTomoo NakagawaYotaro IinoAyako ShingyojiKentaro IshikawaNaoki AkizueMutsumi YamatoKoji TakahashiYuki OhtaShinsaku HamanakaKenichiro OkimotoMasato NakamuraHiroshi OhyamaKeiko SaitoYuko KusakabeDaisuke MaruokaShin YasuiTomoaki MatsumuraHarutoshi SugiyamaYuji SakaiRintaro MikataMakoto AraiTatsuro KatsunoToshio TsuyuguchiNaoya Kato

Published in: PloS one (2018)

In our cohort, the comorbidity rate of PSC-UC was higher than that obtained in previous reports. The incidence of PSC-UC and UC may increase in the future in East Asia, particularly in Japan.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
risk factors
current status
type diabetes
emergency department
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
drug induced