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Carbon dioxide insufflation reduces the relapse of ulcerative colitis after colonoscopy: A randomized controlled trial.

Yuriko Otake-KasamotoShinichiro ShinzakiSatoshi HiyamaTaku TashiroTakahiro AmanoMizuki TaniTakeo YoshiharaTakahiro InoueShoichiro KawaiShunsuke YoshiiYoshiki TsujiiYoshito HayashiHideki IijimaTetsuo Takehara
Published in: PloS one (2023)
CO2 insufflation can reduce abdominal discomfort in remissive patients with ulcerative colitis and decrease clinical relapse at 8 weeks after colonoscopy for those not in complete remission.
Keyphrases
  • ulcerative colitis
  • carbon dioxide
  • free survival
  • colorectal cancer screening
  • systemic lupus erythematosus
  • rheumatoid arthritis