Journal article
Intravenous cyclosporin as rescue therapy in severe ulcerative colitis: time for a reappraisal?
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BACKGROUND: Intravenous cyclosporin is the only new therapy in recent years to have made a significant impact on the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC). It is increasingly recommended for use in patients who prove refractory to the standard regimen of intravenous (i.v.) and rectal hydrocortisone but do not warrant immediate surgery. This practice is based on uncontrolled and controlled studies which suggest a short-term efficacy of 80% and long-term efficacy of 60% in avoiding...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Journal:
- European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 411-413
- Publication date:
- 1998-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1473-5687
- ISSN:
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0954-691X
- Source identifiers:
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135304
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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- pubs:135304
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- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 1998
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