Chronic diarrhoea in non collagenous microscopic colitis: Therapeutic effect of cholestyramine

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 258-262

  Baert, D ^a,b   Coppens, M ^a   Burvenich, P ^a   De Cock, G ^a   Lagae, J ^a   Rasquin, K ^a   Vanderstraeten, E ^a  

^a Maria Middelares Hospital   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cholestyramine; Microscopic colitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; COLESTYRAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144326723     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2004.038     Document Type: Review

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