Association Between Bowel Urgency and Intestinal Ultrasound Parameters in Ulcerative Colitis: Insights Into Transmural Inflammation and Symptom Pathophysiology
Kanade Serizawa, Shintaro Sagami, Satoko Umeda, Kunio Asonuma, Moeko Komatsu, Shunsuke Shibui, Masa Maeda, Akira Nogami, Ryo Karashima, Masaru Nakano, Ichiro Maeda, Toshifumi Hibi, Chika Kusano, Taku Kobayashi · 2026
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Serizawa and co-authors link bowel urgency in ulcerative colitis to ultrasound signs of deep gut wall inflammation. Urgency is a key symptom that drags down daily life. The team ran a single-center study of patients set for colonoscopy in 2023. Ultrasounds through the belly and pelvis measured wall thickness layer by layer. Blood flow signals in the sigmoid colon and rectum were also read. Urgency was scored by a standard clinical index.
Of 59 patients, 33, or 56%, reported urgency. The team compared ultrasound traits against scope findings and blood markers. Deep wall changes may explain urgency better than surface inflammation does. That link could guide treatment aimed at the full wall.
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| CREATOR | Kanade Serizawa, Shintaro Sagami, Satoko Umeda, Kunio Asonuma, Moeko Komatsu, Shunsuke Shibui, Masa Maeda, Akira Nogami, Ryo Karashima, Masaru Nakano, Ichiro Maeda, Toshifumi Hibi, Chika Kusano, Taku Kobayashi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |