Recommandations de pratique pour le diagnostic et la prise en charge de la rectocolite hémorragique (version courte).

Background: Updating French clinical guidelines for diagnostic and management of ulcerative colitis is needed due to the emergence of new treatments and treatment goals. Methods: On behalf of the Groupe d'Etudes Therapeutiques des Affections Inflammatoires du Tube Digestif (GETAID), French clinical guidelines were updated through a validated process of adaptation of clinical guidelines from international Gastroenterology societies and French consensus meetings. Results: French clinical guidelines for the diagnostic and management of ulcerative colitis were drafted by 16 GETAID members and reviewed by 6 members of the GETAID, the Association Nationale des Hépato-gastroentérologues des Hôpitaux généraux (ANGH) and the Club de Réflexion des Cabinets et Groupes d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie (CREGG), graded according to the level of Evidence and the level of agreement by 68 experts from the latter three societies. The present guidelines focused on classification, diagnosis, histopathology, extra-intestinal manifestations, dysplasia and colorectal cancer, pouchitis, medical management of active disease and maintenance therapy. Conclusion: This paper provides updated and useful guidelines for French gastroenterologists to diagnose and treat patients with ulcerative colitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]