title: Second European evidence-based consensus on the diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis part 1: definitions and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine 1, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Wilhelm-Epstein-Str. 4, D-60431 Frankfurt/Main, Germany. axel.dignass@fdk.info
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dignass
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eliakim
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magro
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maaser
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chowers
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Geboes
authors.forename: Gerassimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantzaris
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reinisch
authors.forename: Jean-Frederic
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Colombel
authors.forename: Severine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vermeire
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: James O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Assche
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014463:Ultrasonography