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ArticleThe Korean journal of internal medicine2017

Ileocolonoscopic findings in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a single center retrospective study.

Soo Min Ahn, Yong-Gil Kim, Seung-Hyeon Bae, Doo-Ho Lim, Seokchan Hong, Sang Hyoung Park, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo

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Article in The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Soo Min AhnDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong-Gil KimDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seung-Hyeon BaeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Doo-Ho LimDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seokchan HongDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sang Hyoung ParkDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chang-Keun LeeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Bin YooDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Asan Medical Center · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KRUlsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsIn some Western countries, up to 50% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have subclinical gut inflammation. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and severity of gut inflammation and to determine clinical factors associated with colonic inflammation in Korean AS patients who performed ileocolonoscopy without evidence of established inf lammatory bowel diseases before.

methodsOne hundred and eight AS patients who underwent ileocolonoscopy were included in this study. Patients were divided into two groups based on gross ileocolonoscopic findings; patients with inflammatory lesions, and patients without inflammatory lesions.

resultsInf lammatory lesions in ileocolonoscopic findings were found in 40 patients. The Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score C-reactive protein was higher in the group with inflammatory lesions and gut lesions were found often in the terminal ileum. The risk of inflammatory lesions was higher for AS patients whose symptoms required ileocolonoscopy than for AS patients who underwent routine ileocolonoscopy screening (odds ratio, 3.96). However, abnormal lesions were detected also in 17.6% of the patients who underwent ileocolonoscopy for routine screening and most of them were erosion and ulcer. Among patients with inflammatory lesions (n = 40), 23 showed subclinical gut inflammation associated with AS and 17 were diagnosed finally as Crohn's disease (n = 12), intestinal tuberculosis (n = 4), and ulcerative colitis (n = 1).

conclusionsOur findings suggest that ileocolonoscopy might be recommended regularly in AS patients even without gastrointestinal symptoms, especially in the patients with high AS activity.

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ColonoscopyAdultChi-Square DistributionColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleHumansIleal DiseasesLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsColonoscopyGastrointestinal diseasesInflammatory bowel diseasesSpondylitis, ankylosing

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