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Pattern of ulcerative colitis in Nasiriyah : evaluation of 157 cases
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Source
Issue
Vol. 9, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2015)6 p.
Publisher
University of Thi-Qar College of Medicine
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Of a total of 3325 patients who underwent lower gastrointestinal endoscopy during 2008-2014, 170 (5.1%) patients had a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.
Of those patients 13 (7.6%) were already diagnosed as ulcerative colitis and attending the gastrointestinal unit for follow up while 157 (92.4%) are newly diagnosed.
Among the newly diagnosed patients 94 (59.9%) are males and 63 (40.1%) are females, with age onset range from 5-75 years and average age 39.5 years.
Hematochasia is the most frequent clinical symptom (39.5%) followed by bloody diarrhea (33.1%) while weight loss is the least frequent (2.5%).
Left sided ulcerative colitis is the more common site of involvement 66 (42%) while proctosigmoiditis is the least common 20 (12.7%).
Grade I & II are the most common endoscopic grading 93 (59.3%) while grade IV 24 (15.9%) is the least common.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yasin, Lamya Jar Allah. 2015. Pattern of ulcerative colitis in Nasiriyah : evaluation of 157 cases. Thi-Qar Medical Journal،Vol. 9, no. 1.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796394
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yasin, Lamya Jar Allah. Pattern of ulcerative colitis in Nasiriyah : evaluation of 157 cases. Thi-Qar Medical Journal Vol. 9, no. 1 (2015).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796394
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yasin, Lamya Jar Allah. Pattern of ulcerative colitis in Nasiriyah : evaluation of 157 cases. Thi-Qar Medical Journal. 2015. Vol. 9, no. 1.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796394
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-796394