title: [Ulcerative colitis].
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract resulting from dysregulated immune responses toward environmental factors in genetically predisposed individuals. This review focus on what is the state of the art of UC pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment and how any future findings could drive our clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Medicina Interna Gastroenterologia e Malattie del Fegato, Policlinico Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lopetuso
authors.affiliation: Medicina Interna Gastroenterologia e Malattie del Fegato, Policlinico Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasbarrini
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative; D003424:Crohn Disease; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; D012008:Recurrence