Role of cyclosporin in preventing or delaying colectomy in children with severe ulcerative colitis

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 392, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-164

  Castro, M ^a   Papadatou, B ^a   Ceriati, E ^a,b   Knafelz, D ^a   De Angelis, P ^a   Ferretti, F ^a   Gambarara, M ^a   Diamanti, A ^a   De Peppo, F ^a   Rivosecchi, M ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Bambino Gesù Palidoro ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Colectomy; Cyclosporin; Ulcerative colitis treatment

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; MESALAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLECTOMY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; MALE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847325746     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-006-0068-y     Document Type: Article

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