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Management of acute severe ulcerative colitis: a clinical update

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: Acute severe colitis is a potentially lethal medical emergency and, even today, its treatment remains a challenge for clinicians and surgeons. Intravenous corticoid therapy, which was introduced into the therapeutic arsenal in the 1950s, continues to be the first-line treatment an...

Colitis linfocítica en paciente con colitis ulcerosa: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
The relationship between Microscopic Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease is unclear. However, when both are diagnosed they seem to be part of a broader spectrum of the same disease, more than just a coincidence. We report a 55 years old woman with Ulcerative Colitis limited to the rectum with complete...

A novel approach to lower rectal anastomosis: technique innovation and the preliminary report of twenty cases

Background and aims: To describe a practical technique innovation (transanal 'Pull-through' approach) as a feasible, safe and effective alternative to the conventional transabdominal stapler low rectal anastomosis in lesions of minimal anatomical distinction from the adjacent intact mucosa. Material and ...

Effect of lecithin on oxidative stress in an experimental model of rats colitis induced by acetic acid

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease that affects the bowels. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the progress of UC. Objective: Evaluate the antioxidant effect of lecithin in an experimental model of acute UC induced by administration of acetic acid (AA) in rats. Methods: Lecit...

Medical ozone treatment ameliorates the acute distal colitis in rat

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of medical ozone treatment on the experimental acute distal colitis in rats. METHODS: Eighteen rats were randomly distributed into three equal groups; control, acute distal colitis (ADC) without and with medical ozone treatment. Rats in the control group were taken sal...

Eficacia y seguridad de supositorios de mesalazina en pacientes adultos con proctitis o proctosigmoiditis ulcerativa para las fases agudas y del mantenimiento de la remision

INTRODUCCIÓN: Antecedentes: El presente dictamen presenta la evaluación de tecnología de la eficacia y seguridad de los supositorios de mesalazina para su uso en pacientes adultos con proctitis o proctosigmoiditis ulcerativa para las fases aguda y del mantenimiento de la remisión. Aspectos Generales:...

Presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in Brazilian patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and in controls

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (1), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) has attracted the interest of researchers because of similarities between paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of MAP through cultures, histology and polymerase chain reactio...

O telecuidado no tratamento das doenças inflamatórias intestinais: ensaio clínico randomizado

As doenças inflamatórias intestinais (DII), apresentam uma crescente incidência mundial, são crônicas, progressivas, podendo se tornar graves. Esse estudo objetivou: Avaliar a efetividade do telecuidado dos pacientes portadores de Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais, comparado ao tratamento ambulato...

Doença inflamatória intestinal na infância
Intestinal Inflamatory disease in childood

Rev. méd. Minas Gerais; 26 (supl. 2), 2016
A incidência da doença inflamatória intestinal (DII) tem aumentado nos países ocidentais nos últimos anos. Classicamente ela é dividida em doença de Crohn e colite ulcerativa. As manifestações clínicas mais comuns são a dor abdominal, diarreia, perda de peso e sangue nas fezes. A inflamação ...