How should we treat severe acute steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis?

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease, University of Chicago Medical Center, MC 4076, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA. rcohen@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Review

Russell D Cohen. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Jan.

. 2009 Jan;15(1):150-1.

doi: 10.1002/ibd.20776.

¹ Clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease, University of Chicago Medical Center, MC 4076, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA. rcohen@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

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Comment on

Treatment of choice for acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis is cyclosporine.
Lichtiger S. Lichtiger S. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Jan;15(1):141-2. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20363. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009. PMID: 18266232 Review. No abstract available.
Treatment of choice for acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis is remicade.
Halfvarson J, Järnerot G. Halfvarson J, et al. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Jan;15(1):143-5. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20782. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009. PMID: 18942766 Review. No abstract available.
Treatment of choice for acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis is colectomy.
Becker JM, Stucchi AF. Becker JM, et al. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Jan;15(1):146-9. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20780. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009. PMID: 19009603 Review. No abstract available.