Results 1) The most prevalent age group was 3rd decade and male to female ratio was 1:1.77.
2) The duration of symptoms was less than 6 months in 63.9%.
3) The most common clinical manifestation was hematochezia(86.1%), abdominal pain(75.0%), diarrhea(72.2%), fever(30.6%), weight loss(27.8%) in the order of frequency.
4) According to the severity, moderate type was shown in 52.8%, severe in 33.3% and mild in 13.9%.
5) According to the anatomical distribution of the lesion, pancolitis was shown in 36.1%, the involvement of the rectum and sigmoid colon in 16.6%, the left-sided colon in 13.8%, rectum only in 13.8%, transverse colon in 8.3% and backwash ileitis in 11.1%, respectively.
6) The hematologic laboratory finding was non-specific including anemia, leukocytosis, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, bypoalburninemia, electrolyte imbalance, increased serum transaminase and alkaline phosphatase.
7) Colonoscopy revealed ulceration(77.1%) commonly, including hyperemia(51.4%), bleeding(42.5%), mucosal friability(22.9%), pseudopolyp(22.9%), granularity(20.2%).
8) The Barium enema showed granularity commonly and loss of haustral marking(55.2%), luminal narrowing(34.5%), lead pipe rigidity(13.8%), pseudopolyp(3.4%). Also, normal finding was shown in 10.3%.
9) The most common histopathologic finding was inflammation(83.3%) and ryptitis(55.6%), ulceration(50%), goblet cell depletion(19.4%), pseudopolyp(19.4%), necrosis(13.9%), granolarity(8.3%) were also noted.
10) With the medical treatment, 76.5% of the cases showed initial improvement of the symptom, but the recurrence developed in 17.7%. The surgery was performed in 6 cases of patients(16.7%). Emergency operation was performed in 2 cases due to bowel perforation and elective operation in 4 cases.
