Long-term prognosis of ulcerative colitis and its temporal changes between 1986 and 2015 in a population-based cohort in the Songpa-Kangdong district of Seoul, Korea.

Jae Myung ChaSang Hyoung ParkKyoung Hoon RheeSung Noh HongYoung-Ho KimSeung In SeoKyung Ho KimSeung Kyu JeongJi Hyun LeeSun Yong ParkHyunju ParkJoo Sung KimJong-Pil ImHyuk YoonSung Hoon KimJisun JangJeong Hwan KimSeong O SuhYoung Kyun KimByong Duk YeSuk-Kyun Yang

Published in: Gut (2019)

Korean patients with UC may have a better clinical course than Western patients, as indicated by a lower colectomy rate. The overall colectomy rate has continued to decrease over the past three decades.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ulcerative colitis
south africa
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes