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Ursodiol Is Associated with Fewer Precancerous Abnormalities of the Colon in Certain Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a disease in which chronic inflammation of the colon leads to diarrhea, bleeding into the stool, abdominal pain, difficulties with nutrition, and an increased risk for colon cancer. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an inflammatory disease of the …
