Bowel permeability is improved in Crohn's disease after ileocolectomy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 687-690

  Koltun, Walter A ^a,b   Tilberg, Anna F ^a   Page, Michael J ^a   Poritz, Lisa S ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel permeability; Crohn's disease; Ileocolectomy; Intestine; Lactulose rhamnose ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUM RESECTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COLECTOMY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LACTULOSE; MALE; PERMEABILITY; RHAMNOSE;

EID: 0031861211     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236253     Document Type: Article

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