While many patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis will respond to a short ... Surgery is unavoidable in some cases, but is the treatment of choice in others. While ileal pouch–anal ...

Yepuri, MD Ulcerative colitis (UC ... While corticosteroid use is a common treatment for UC, it is best used for controlling acute flare-ups and bringing UC into remission. Long-term use of ...

To perform the study, scientists from the immunology department in the Max Rady College of Medicine chemically induced a condition that mimics acute ulcerative colitis in mice. As a treatment ...

Most of the agents that we use for treating ulcerative colitis work both for induction of remission so getting the acute symptoms better but also for maintenance every of remission to keep someone ...

Unless urgent treatment can bring the inflammation under control, people with fulminant colitis risk developing toxic megacolon, the most severe colitis complication. Recognizing acute severe ...

Acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC) should be considered a medical ... of steroid failure to avoid delays in decision making about treatment escalation. Ciclosporin A is a safe and effective ...