Treatment of severe steroid refractory ulcerative colitis
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Cyclosporine in the treatment of severe steroid refractory ulcerative colitis: a retrospective analysis of 24 cases.
BACKGROUND Cyclosporine A (CsA) has been found to be the first successful therapy used in the recovery of patients with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). However, the long-term benefits of cyclosporine remain questionable. We report our results on the use of CsA in patients with severe steroid-refractory UC. METHODS The records of all patients with steroid refractory UC treated with...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5508