Value of colonoscopy for prediction of prognosis in patients with ulcerative colitis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2008; 14(14): 2133-2138
Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2133

Table 1 Colonoscopic finding predictive of response to intravenous cyclosporine in ulcerative colitis patients

	Responders	Non-responders	Relative risk¹
	(n = 17)	(n = 9)	(Odds ratio)
Deep and extensive ulcerations (yes:no)	8:9	0:9	14.20 (P < 0.005)
Mucosal bleeding (yes:no)	5:12	7:2	0.12 (P < 0.05)
Poor luminal extensibility (yes:no)	4:13	7:2	0.09 (P < 0.01)

¹Logistic regression analysis.

Citation: Ando T, Nishio Y, Watanabe O, Takahashi H, Maeda O, Ishiguro K, Ishikawa D, Ohmiya N, Niwa Y, Goto H. Value of colonoscopy for prediction of prognosis in patients with ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(14): 2133-2138
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i14/2133.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.2133