A CASE OF ASYMPTOMATIC RIGHT-SIDED ULICERATIVE COLITIS

Kiyotaka OKAWA; Hideto OIYA; Takashi NAKAI; Koji SANO; Hiroko OHBA; Tetsuya AOKI; Shigeyoshi HARIHARA; Ken INOUE; Atsuo KITANO; Tetsuo KUROKI

doi:10.11280/gee1973b.40.200

Kiyotaka OKAWA, Hideto OIYA, Takashi NAKAI, Koji SANO, Hiroko OHBA, Tetsuya AOKI, Shigeyoshi HARIHARA, Ken INOUE, Atsuo KITANO, Tetsuo KUROKI

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1998 Volume 40 Issue 2 Pages 200-204

DOI https://doi.org/10.11280/gee1973b.40.200

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Abstract

A 63-year-01d female patient was found to be positive with fecal occult blood test.Endoscopic examillation. revealed right-sided ulcerative colitis. She has been treated with3g salazosulfapyridine and her condition has been in remission for approximately threeyears. fight-sided ulcerative colitis is uncommon and there have been only five reports inJapan. This case shows the presence of asymptomatic ulcerative colitis. However, itsincidence, disease history and Position among ulcerative colitis lesions should be furtherstudied.

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