Abstract
In 2010, the Indian Society of Gastroenterology’s Task Force on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases undertook an exercise to produce consensus statements on ulcerative colitis. This consensus, produced through a modified Delphi process, reflects our current understanding of the definition, diagnostic work up, treatment and complications of ulcerative colitis. The consensus statements are intended to serve as a reference point for teaching, clinical practice, and research in India.
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Balakrishnan S Ramakrishna, Govind K Makharia, Philip Abraham, Uday C Ghoshal, Venkataraman Jayanthi, Shobna J Bhatia, Sunil Dadhich, Devendra C Desai, Bhaba Dev Goswami, Sanjeev K Issar, Ajay Jain, Goundappa Loganathan, Sri Prakash Misra, C Ganesh Pai, Sujoy Pal, Anna Pulimood, Amarender S Puri, Gautam Ray, Shivaram P Singh
Members who participated only in voting 1 and voting 2
Brij Kishore Agarwal, Vineet Ahuja, Deepak K Bhasin, Gourdas Choudhuri, Gopal Krishna Dhali, Rakesh Kochhar, Ajay Kumar, G N Ramesh, Ajit Sood, Manu Tandan
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Ramakrishna, B.S., Makharia, G.K., Abraham, P. et al. Indian Society of Gastroenterology consensus on ulcerative colitis. Indian J Gastroenterol 31, 307–323 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-012-0259-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-012-0259-0