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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2013; 19(44): 8042-8046
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8042
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8042
Prognosis and follow-up of 135 patients with ischemic colitis over a five-year period
Angel Cosme, Nerea Borda, Luis Bujanda, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Donostia-Instituto Biodonostia, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red en Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain
Miguel Montoro, Santos Santolaria, Ana B Sanchez-Puertolas, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital San Jorge, 22004 Huesca, Spain
Marta Ponce, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari La Fé, 46026 Valencia, Spain
Margarita Durán, Jose Luis Cabriada, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Galdakao, 48960 Bizcaia, Spain
Cristina Sarasqueta, Institute Biodonostia, CIBEResp, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain
Author contributions: Cosme A, Montoro M, Bujanda L developed the study concept and design and drafted the manuscript; Cosme A, Montoro M, Santolaria S, Sanchez-Puertolas AB, Ponce M, Durán M, Cabriada JL, Borda N, Bujanda L acquired the clinical data; Cosme A, Sarasqueta C carried out the statistical analysis of data and contributed to the analysis and interpretation of data; all authors performed a critical review and accept the final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Dr. Luis Bujanda, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Donostia-Instituto Biodonostia, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red en Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Avda Paseo Beguiristain s/n, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain. medik@telefonica.net
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Received: May 30, 2013
Revised: August 14, 2013
Accepted: August 20, 2013
Published online: November 28, 2013
Revised: August 14, 2013
Accepted: August 20, 2013
Published online: November 28, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: The prognosis of patients with ischemic colitis is unknown. In this study we observed that recurrence rate of ischemic colitis was low (9.7% at 5 years). However, the mortality was high (31% at 5 years) and the only factor associated with mortality was age.