Colectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis is not associated to future diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Aiva Lundberg BåveOla OlénJonas Söderlingnull nullJonas F LudvigssonAnnika BergquistCaroline Nordenvall

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2023)

In UC patients, colectomy was not associated with a decreased risk of subsequent PSC. The observed differences in the risk of PSC development over calendar periods are likely due to changes in PSC-diagnosis and UC-treatment.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
smoking cessation
replacement therapy