Why and how should we look for deep ulcerations in severe attacks of ulcerative colitis?;Pourquoi et comment rechercher des ulcérations profondes dans les poussées graves de RCH?

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-217

  Carbonnel, Franck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 1942438013     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0399-8320(04)94885-3     Document Type: Editorial

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