O'Connor Mortimer B, O'Donovan Neil, Phelan Mark J, Regan Michael J
Department of Medicine, South Infirmary, Victoria University Hospital, Old Blackrock Road, Cork, Ireland.
Cases J. 2009 Oct 29;2:173. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-173.
Ulcerative colitis (UC), a member of the family of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), occurs worldwide. It has an incidence which in recent years has been rising in areas such as Southern Europe and Asia, while remaining relatively constant in Northern Europe and North America. Complications associated with UC include toxic dilatation, perforation, carcinoma and massive haemorrhage. Extra-intestinal complications also occur and these include Thromboemboli (TE).Thromboembolic disease has a greater incidence and recurrence rate among patients with IBD than the general population.