Journal article
Mucosal Healing Is Associated With Improved Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The paradigm for treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC) is shifting from resolving symptoms toward objective measures such as mucosal healing (MH). However, it is unclear whether MH is associated with improved long-term outcomes. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and analyze studies comparing long-term outcomes of patients with MH with those without MH.
METHODS: We performed a systematic search of …
Authors
Shah SC; Colombel J-F; Sands BE; Narula N
Journal
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp. 1245–1255.e8
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.cgh.2016.01.015
ISSN
1542-3565