Ulcerative Colitis

Watch this video lecture to get an understanding regarding the basic characteristics of ulcerative colitis (UC), its speculated aetiology, pathology linked with it, associated clinical features, scaling of severity, relevant complications, extra-intestinal manifestations that can be appreciated, investigations required for diagnosis, medical treatment, indications for surgery and lastly the various surgical procedures that can be employed. Timeline: 0:00 – Characteristics of ulcerative colitis 1:04 – Aetiology 1:49 – Pathology 4:23 – Clinical features 6:40 – Severity 7:44 – Complications of severe disease 8:36 – Extra-intestinal manifestations 9:41 – Investigations 11:32 – Medical treatment 15:03 – Indications for surgery 15:43 – Surgical treatment 18:27 – Differences between Crohn’s and UC