In an attempt to better characterize mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis, various endoscopic scoring systems have been introduced. However, most have limited interobserver agreement. A recent study has validated the ulcerative colitis colonoscopic index of severity and found that this new scoring system provides reproducible results among gastroenterologists.
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Neumann, H., Neurath, M. UCCIS—a reproducible tool to assess mucosal healing. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 692–694 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.198
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