Clinical practice and outcome of patients with elderly-onset ulcerative colitis: Insights from a nationwide claims database study in Japan.
Rintaro MoroiYoichi KakutaHiroshi NagaiYusuke ShimoyamaTakeo NaitoHisashi ShigaYoshitaka KinouchiAtsushi MasamunePublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2024)
The disease severity of ulcerative colitis and clinical practice may not differ between the elderly- and non-elderly-onset groups. However, elderly-onset ulcerative colitis was associated with increased mortality risk. Thus, we need to pay attention to the patients' condition and appropriate timing of surgery for patients with elderly-onset ulcerative colitis.