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Refractory Ulcerative Proctitis—A Brief Review

Authors :
Shmuel Odes
Source :
Open Journal of Gastroenterology. :239-248
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2016.

Abstract

Ulcerative proctitis (UP) is a common condition in adult patients and can be very dif-ficult to treat. This review considers critically the definition of this entity, its epidemi-ology and course, and the modes of therapy currently available. Therapies currently in development are considered as well.

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Subjects :
medicine.medical_specialty
Adult patients
business.industry
fungi
Gastroenterology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Refractory
Ulcerative proctitis
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Internal medicine
Epidemiology
medicine
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Intensive care medicine
business

Details

ISSN :
21639469 and 21639450
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Open Journal of Gastroenterology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8eac275f8f5e9c6325f571342a2d4f0d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4236/ojgas.2016.610029
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