Plasma viscosity: a potential predictor of both medical treatment response and clinical stage of ulcerative colitis

Tolga Y., Mansur C. A., Savas G. H., Gulhan U. K. A., Alper P., Ilknur K., ...More

ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA, vol.87, no.6, pp.531-543, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 87 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.531-543
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ATM: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the major forms of chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel diseases. The ability to identify type, severity and responsiveness to therapy of UC using laboratory parameters has long been the aim of clinical studies. The aim of this study was to assess the relation betweenplasma viscosity (PV) and disease activity and response to medical treatment in patients with UC.