Management and treatment of distal ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition that is confined to the colonic mucosa. Its main symptoms include diarrhea, rectal bleeding and abdominal pain. Approximately two-thirds of UC patients have disease confined distal to the splenic flexure, which can be treated effectively wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-12-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/457 |