Colonoscopy evaluation after short-term anti-tuberculosis treatment in nonspecific ulcers on the ileocecal area

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 5051-5058

  Park, Young Sook ^a   Jun, Dae Won ^a   Kim, Seong Hwan ^a   Lee, Han Hyo ^a   Jo, Yun Ju ^a   Song, Moon Hee ^a   Kim, Nam In ^a   Lee, Jun Seok ^a  

^a Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti tuberculosis medication; Colonoscopy; Ileocecal ulcer; Short term; Tuberculous colitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MESALAZINE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLON ULCER; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; MALE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS COLITIS; ULCER HEALING; BIOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CECUM; ILEUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CECUM; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILEUM; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 58149121639     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5051     Document Type: Article

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