Management of ulcerative colitis in Taiwan: consensus guideline of the Taiwan Society of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Published in: Intestinal research (Intest Res) Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 266 - 284
• Main Authors: Shu-Chen Wei, Ting-An Chang, Te-Hsin Chao, Jinn-Shiun Chen, Jen-Wei Chou, Yenn-Hwei Chou, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Wen-Hung Hsu, Tien-Yu Huang, Tzu-Chi Hsu, Chun-Chi Lin, Hung-Hsin Lin, Jen-Kou Lin, Wei-Chen Lin, Yen-Hsuan Ni, Ming-Jium Shieh, I-Lun Shih, Chia-Tung Shun, Yuk-Ming Tsang, Cheng-Yi Wang, Horng-Yuan Wang, Meng-Tzu Weng, Deng-Chyang Wu, Wen-Chieh Wu, Hsu-Heng Yen, Jau-Min Wong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한장연구학회 30.07.2017
• Subjects: Consensus statements; Disease management; Inflammatory bowel disease; Taiwan; Ulcerative colitis
• ISSN: 1598-9100

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by chronic mucosal inflammation of the colon, and the prevalence and incidence of UC have been steadily increasing in Taiwan. A steering committee was established by the Taiwan Society of Inflammatory Bowel Disease to formulate statements on the diagnosis and management of UC taking into account currently available evidence and the expert opinion of the committee. Accurate diagnosis of UC requires thorough clinical, endoscopic, and histological assessment and careful exclusion of differential diagnoses, particularly infectious colitis. The goals of UC therapy are to induce and maintain remission, reduce the risk of complications, and improve quality of life. As outlined in the recommended treatment algorithm, choice of treatment is dictated by severity, extent, and course of disease. Patients should be evaluated for hepatitis B virus and tuberculosis infection prior to immunosuppressive treatment, especially with steroids and biologic agents, and should be regularly monitored for reactivation of latent infection. These consensus statements are also based on current local evidence with consideration of factors, and could be serve as concise and practical guidelines for supporting clinicians in the management of UC in Taiwan. (Intest Res 2017;15:266-284)