José Cotter
University of Minho
244 Papers
519 Citations
José Cotter is an academic researcher from University of Minho. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 172 publications. Previous affiliations of José Cotter include San Antonio River Authority & RMIT University.
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Papers
Review of the disease course among adult ulcerative colitis population-based longitudinal cohorts
Fernando Magro,Andreia S. Rodrigues,Ana Isabel Vieira,Francisco Portela,Isabelle Cremers,José Cotter,Luis M. Correia,Maria Antónia Duarte,Maria Lourdes Tavares,Paula Lago,Paula Ministro,Paula Peixe,Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes,Elizabeth Benito Garcia +13 more
TL;DR: How the clinical course of UC has changed over time is shown and alerts to the need for more prospective cohort studies to evaluate long‐term outcomes especially to study the impact of biologic agents on UC.
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Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis: A Comprehensive Review
Pedro Boal Carvalho,José Cotter +1 more
TL;DR: Mucosal healing is of crucial relevance in the outcomes of UC, resulting in lower incidences of clinical relapse, the need for hospitalization and surgery, as well as reduced rates of dysplasia and colorectal cancer.
Lewis Score: A useful clinical tool for patients with suspected Crohn's Disease submitted to capsule endoscopy
TL;DR: The LS may be a valuable diagnostic tool in the setting of suspected Crohn's Disease because patients not fulfilling the ICCE criteria have lower LS and fewer are diagnosed with CD during follow-up.
Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis--When Zero is Better.
TL;DR: In patients with UC in corticosteroid-free remission, particularly those with left-sided colitis or extensive colitis, MES 1 was significantly associated with a 3-fold increased risk of relapse compared with endoscopic MES 0.
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PillCam COLON 2 in Crohn's disease: A new concept of pan-enteric mucosal healing assessment.
TL;DR: Only three patients in sustained corticosteroid-free clinical remission achieved mucosal healing in both the small bowel and the colon, highlighting the limitations of clinical assessment when stratifying disease activity, and the need for pan-enteric endoscopy to guide therapeutic modification.
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