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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 3/2022

01-03-2022 | Infliximab | Multicenter Seminars: IBD (MUSE: IBD)

Rare and Well Done: Endoscopic Control of Colonic Hemorrhage in Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Authors: Shintaro Akiyama, Nathaniel A. Cohen, Joshua M. Steinberg, Scott Friedberg, Russell D. Cohen

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 3/2022

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A 23-year-old male was evaluated in the ED with severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis showed pancolitis with the most severe inflammation seen in the distal colon; subsequent flexible sigmoidoscopy revealed severe colitis to the extent of the exam. Histological evaluation confirmed chronic inflammatory colitis with moderate activity. He was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) (Montreal classification E3). Oral prednisone 40 mg daily was initially prescribed followed by vedolizumab 300 mg every 8 weeks. Despite these therapies, he ultimately required hospitalization due to symptom persistence. …
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Metadata
Title
Rare and Well Done: Endoscopic Control of Colonic Hemorrhage in Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Authors
Shintaro Akiyama
Nathaniel A. Cohen
Joshua M. Steinberg
Scott Friedberg
Russell D. Cohen
Publication date
01-03-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-022-07446-3

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