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. 2019 Feb 21;25(3):472-478.
doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy268.

Controversies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Exploring Clinical Dilemmas Using Cochrane Reviews

James E East  1 , Ray K Boyapati  2 , Joana Torres  3   4 , Claire E Parker  5 , John K MacDonald  6 , Nilesh Chande  6   7 , Brian G Feagan  5   6   7   8
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Controversies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Exploring Clinical Dilemmas Using Cochrane Reviews

James E East et al. Inflamm Bowel Dis. .

Abstract

A symposium organized by the Cochrane IBD Group and presented at the 2017 Digestive Disease Week annual meeting reviewed the recent literature on several controversial topics in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management including the efficacy of oral aminosalicylates for induction and maintenance of Crohn's disease (CD), the feasibility of drug withdrawal in patients with quiescent CD, and strategies for detecting colon cancer in patients with IBD. This article summarizes the data presented at that session.

Keywords: Crohn’s disease; cancer detection; colonoscopy; drug withdrawal; ulcerative colitis.

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