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Proctosigmoiditis

MedGen UID:
18653
•Concept ID:
C0033252
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Rectosigmoiditis
SNOMED CT: Proctosigmoiditis (41364008); Rectosigmoiditis (41364008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021736

Definition

Inflammation of the sigmoid colon and rectum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVProctosigmoiditis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A Systematic Review of the Clinical Use of Curcumin for the Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases.
Atefi M, Darand M, Entezari MH, Jamialahmadi T, Bagherniya M, Sahebkar A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1291:295-326. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-56153-6_18. PMID: 34331698
Systematic Review: Rectal Therapies for the Treatment of Distal Forms of Ulcerative Colitis.
Cohen RD, Dalal SR
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2015 Jul;21(7):1719-36. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000379. PMID: 26020604
Cyclosporine treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Sandborn WJ, Tremaine WJ
Mayo Clin Proc 1992 Oct;67(10):981-90. doi: 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)60930-6. PMID: 1434859

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy of Oral, Topical, or Combined Oral and Topical 5-Aminosalicylates, in Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.
Barberio B, Segal JP, Quraishi MN, Black CJ, Savarino EV, Ford AC
J Crohns Colitis 2021 Jul 5;15(7):1184-1196. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab010. PMID: 33433562
Blistering autoimmune skin reaction following SHINGRIX vaccination in an ulcerative colitis patient: Case report and literature review.
Bell H, Kamal N, Wong U
Vaccine 2020 Nov 3;38(47):7455-7457. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.073. PMID: 33067034
Management of inflammatory bowel disease.
Botoman VA, Bonner GF, Botoman DA
Am Fam Physician 1998 Jan 1;57(1):57-68, 71-2. PMID: 9447214
Ischemic proctosigmoiditis.
Bharucha AE, Tremaine WJ, Johnson CD, Batts KP
Am J Gastroenterol 1996 Nov;91(11):2305-9. PMID: 8931407
Budesonide in inflammatory bowel disease.
Lamers CB, Wagtmans MJ, van der Sluys Veer A, van Hogezand RA, Griffioen G
Neth J Med 1996 Feb;48(2):60-3. doi: 10.1016/0300-2977(95)00090-9. PMID: 8819801

Diagnosis

Ischemic proctosigmoiditis mimmicking a colorectal tumor.
Silva M, Peixoto A, Gomes S, Sarmento JA, Macedo G
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2017 Jul-Sep;80(3):438. PMID: 29560683
Acute proctosigmoiditis caused by a dexamethasone mouthwash enema.
Hill KL, Huang H, Katon R
Gastrointest Endosc 2005 Apr;61(4):612-4. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(05)00080-5. PMID: 15812423
Ischemic proctosigmoiditis.
Bharucha AE, Tremaine WJ, Johnson CD, Batts KP
Am J Gastroenterol 1996 Nov;91(11):2305-9. PMID: 8931407
The course of inflammatory bowel disease.
Katz J
Med Clin North Am 1994 Nov;78(6):1275-80. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30100-6. PMID: 7967909
Nonspecific ulcerative proctitis.
Farmer RG
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1987 Mar;16(1):157-74. PMID: 3298052

Therapy

A Systematic Review of the Clinical Use of Curcumin for the Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases.
Atefi M, Darand M, Entezari MH, Jamialahmadi T, Bagherniya M, Sahebkar A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1291:295-326. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-56153-6_18. PMID: 34331698
Efficacy of Oral, Topical, or Combined Oral and Topical 5-Aminosalicylates, in Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.
Barberio B, Segal JP, Quraishi MN, Black CJ, Savarino EV, Ford AC
J Crohns Colitis 2021 Jul 5;15(7):1184-1196. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab010. PMID: 33433562
Blistering autoimmune skin reaction following SHINGRIX vaccination in an ulcerative colitis patient: Case report and literature review.
Bell H, Kamal N, Wong U
Vaccine 2020 Nov 3;38(47):7455-7457. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.073. PMID: 33067034
Mesalamine in ulcerative colitis.
Fitzgerald JM, Marsh TD
DICP 1991 Feb;25(2):140-5. doi: 10.1177/106002809102500208. PMID: 1676200
Isotretinoin-associated proctosigmoiditis.
Martin P, Manley PN, Depew WT, Blakeman JM
Gastroenterology 1987 Sep;93(3):606-9. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(87)90925-5. PMID: 3475230

Prognosis

The radiologic diagnosis of idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of mesenteric veins with a novel presentation: case report and literature review.
Yun SJ, Nam DH, Kim J, Ryu JK, Lee SH
Clin Imaging 2016 Sep-Oct;40(5):870-4. Epub 2016 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.12.017. PMID: 27179160
Fecal calprotectin and ulcerative colitis endoscopic activity index as indicators of mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis.
Taghvaei T, Maleki I, Nagshvar F, Fakheri H, Hosseini V, Valizadeh SM, Neishaboori H
Intern Emerg Med 2015 Apr;10(3):321-8. Epub 2014 Nov 4 doi: 10.1007/s11739-014-1144-x. PMID: 25366383
The course of inflammatory bowel disease.
Katz J
Med Clin North Am 1994 Nov;78(6):1275-80. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30100-6. PMID: 7967909
Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis. Course and prognosis.
Farmer RG
N Y State J Med 1971 Dec 15;71(24):2860-1. PMID: 5286917
Course and prognosis of ulcerative proctosigmoiditis.
Farmer RG, Brown CH
Am J Gastroenterol 1971 Sep;56(3):227-34. PMID: 5121545

Clinical prediction guides

Level of interleukin 17 in inflammatory bowel disease and its relation with disease activity.
Menesy A, Hammad M, Aref S, Abozeid FAM
BMC Gastroenterol 2024 Apr 15;24(1):135. doi: 10.1186/s12876-024-03218-7. PMID: 38622545Free PMC Article
Efficacy of Oral, Topical, or Combined Oral and Topical 5-Aminosalicylates, in Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.
Barberio B, Segal JP, Quraishi MN, Black CJ, Savarino EV, Ford AC
J Crohns Colitis 2021 Jul 5;15(7):1184-1196. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab010. PMID: 33433562
Topical application of WR-2721 to prevent radiation-induced proctosigmoiditis. A phase I/II trial.
Montana GS, Anscher MS, Mansbach CM 2nd, Daly N, Delannes M, Carke-Pearson D, Gaydica EF
Cancer 1992 Jun 1;69(11):2826-30. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920601)69:11<2826::aid-cncr2820691131>3.0.co;2-8. PMID: 1315212
Evolution of the concept of proctosigmoiditis: clinical observation.
Farmer RG
Med Clin North Am 1990 Jan;74(1):91-102. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30588-0. PMID: 2404183
On the efficacy of ready-made-up commercially available salicylazosulphapyridine enemas in the treatment of proctitis, proctosigmoiditis and ulcerative colitis involving rectum, sigmoid and descending colon.
Frühmorgen P, Demling L
Hepatogastroenterology 1980 Dec;27(6):473-6. PMID: 6110627

Recent systematic reviews

Epidemiologic profile of inflammatory bowel disease in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sanat ZM, Vahedi H, Malekzadeh R, Fanni Z
BMC Public Health 2024 May 24;24(1):1395. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18816-z. PMID: 38789987Free PMC Article
A Systematic Review of the Clinical Use of Curcumin for the Management of Gastrointestinal Diseases.
Atefi M, Darand M, Entezari MH, Jamialahmadi T, Bagherniya M, Sahebkar A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1291:295-326. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-56153-6_18. PMID: 34331698
Efficacy of Oral, Topical, or Combined Oral and Topical 5-Aminosalicylates, in Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.
Barberio B, Segal JP, Quraishi MN, Black CJ, Savarino EV, Ford AC
J Crohns Colitis 2021 Jul 5;15(7):1184-1196. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab010. PMID: 33433562
Systematic Review: Rectal Therapies for the Treatment of Distal Forms of Ulcerative Colitis.
Cohen RD, Dalal SR
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2015 Jul;21(7):1719-36. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000379. PMID: 26020604
Colonoscopic diagnosis of amebiasis: a case series and systematic review.
Lee KC, Lu CC, Hu WH, Lin SE, Chen HH
Int J Colorectal Dis 2015 Jan;30(1):31-41. Epub 2014 Oct 28 doi: 10.1007/s00384-014-2040-6. PMID: 25346004

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