Long-term outcome of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis responding to intravenous steroids.
Robert SalamehJulien KirchgesnerMatthieu AllezFranck CarbonnelAntoine MeyerJean-Marc GornetLaurent BeaugerieAurélien AmiotPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)
Despite a high relapse rate, patients with ASUC responding to IVS had a low rate of colectomy after 5 years of follow-up. Early response to IVS and maintenance therapy with biological agents were associated with a lower rate of relapse.