Analysis of colectomy rates for ulcerative colitis in pre- and postbiological eras in Lothian, Scotland.
Philip W JenkinsonNikolas PlevrisMathew LyonsRebecca K GrantJames FulforthKate KirkwoodIan D ArnottDavid WilsonAngus J M WatsonGareth-Rhys JonesCharlie W LeesPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
The use of maintenance biological therapy increased sharply following the change in guidance. This has been paralleled by a significant reduction in the rates of colectomy over the same time period.