Clinical characteristics of ulcerative colitis in elderly patients

The incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) in elderly patients is increasing. Elderly UC patients are likely to exhibit distinct features both at diagnosis and during follow‐up. Age‐related problems, including complications, immune dysfunction, and multidrug use, make the diagnosis and treatment of el...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Mingming, Ran, Zhihua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2021
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Leading Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8341179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34386591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12612
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Sumario:The incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) in elderly patients is increasing. Elderly UC patients are likely to exhibit distinct features both at diagnosis and during follow‐up. Age‐related problems, including complications, immune dysfunction, and multidrug use, make the diagnosis and treatment of elderly UC more challenging. Suboptimal treatment considering adverse events leads to poor clinical outcome in elderly UC patients. Here, we reviewed the epidemiology, clinical presentation, medical therapy, colorectal cancer surveillance of UC in elderly patients.

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