Clinical Profile and Colonoscopic Findings in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: a Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

The diagnosis is usually established through a global assessment of the clinical presentation, radiographic, colonoscopic and histological findings consistent with UC. Colonoscopy is an invasive procedure used for detection and management of various diseases of rectum, colon, and terminal ileum including ulcerative colitis.5 Direct visualization of pathological lesions and its use in taking tissue biopsies with confirmation by histology makes it investigation of choice for colonic pathology. Patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis are at increased risk for the development of intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma of colon.6,7 Abstract Background and aims: Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is an inflammator condition confined to the colon. Ulcerative colitis commonly presents with rectal bleeding, bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. This research was undertaken to study the clinical profile and colonoscopic findings of the patient presenting with ulcerative colitis in a tertiary care center at Gandaki Province,Nepal .