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Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Gary R. Lichtenstein

    1. Gastroenterology Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

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  • Written by experts in their respective fields
  • Comprehensive overview of medical therapy
  • Focus on individual medications

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Table of contents (42 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The History of Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis

    • Prashant R. Mudireddy, Wojciech Blonski, Gary R. Lichtenstein
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Role of the Food and Drug Administration in Medical Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis

    • Conor Lahiff, Alan C. Moss, Adam S. Cheifetz
    Pages 15-22

  4. The Natural History of Ulcerative Colitis

    • Sunil Samuel, Edward V. Loftus Jr.
    Pages 23-30

  5. Principles of Medical Management of Ulcerative Colitis

    • Hongha T. Vu, Themistocles Dassopoulos
    Pages 31-44

  6. The Importance of Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis

    • Anthony M. Sofia, Sarah R. Goeppinger, David T. Rubin
    Pages 45-54

  7. Oral Mesalamine

    • Atsushi Sakuraba
    Pages 55-68

  8. Contrast and Comparison of Mesalamine Derivatives in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

    • Prashant R. Mudireddy, Wojciech Blonski, Gary R. Lichtenstein
    Pages 69-99

  9. Topical Mesalamine

    • Sushila Dalal, Russell D. Cohen
    Pages 101-110

  10. Oral and Parenteral Corticosteroid Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis

    • Anita Afzali, Chelle L. Wheat, Scott D. Lee
    Pages 111-119

  11. Rectal Glucocorticoid Use in Ulcerative Colitis

    • Seymour Katz
    Pages 121-133

  12. Antimetabolite Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis: Azathioprine, 6-Mercaptopurine, and Methotrexate

    • María Chaparro, Javier P. Gisbert
    Pages 135-143

  13. Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine Metabolism in Ulcerative Colitis: A Guide to Metabolite Assessment—An Evidence-Based Approach

    • Carmen Cuffari
    Pages 145-151

  14. Cyclosporine for Ulcerative Colitis

    • Gregory P. Botta, Wojciech Blonski, Gary R. Lichtenstein
    Pages 153-166

  15. Tacrolimus, Sirolimus, and Mycophenolate Mofetil

    • Andreas Fischer, Daniel C. Baumgart
    Pages 167-173

  16. Infliximab for Ulcerative Colitis

    • Marc Ferrante, Séverine Vermeire, Gert Van Assche, Paul Rutgeerts
    Pages 175-184

  17. Beyond Infliximab: Other Anti-TNF Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis

    • Ming-Hsi Wang, Jean-Paul Achkar
    Pages 185-190

  18. Novel Biologics for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

    • Farzana Rashid, Gary R. Lichtenstein
    Pages 191-207

  19. Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Antibiotics for Ulcerative Colitis

    • Frank I. Scott, Faten N. Aberra
    Pages 209-220

  20. Novel Nonbiologic Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis

    • Pascal Juillerat, Joshua R. Korzenik
    Pages 221-235
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About this book

Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis will serve as an invaluable resource for individual physicians use who treat patients with ulcerative colitis. The text presents a comprehensive overview of medical therapy for management of specific clinical scenarios and also a focus on the individual medications used to treat patients with ulcerative colitis. The book will be evidence based and focus on simplifying the current treatment to make it easy to understand. The chapters are written by experts in their fields and provide the most up to date information. This book will target gastroenterologists who focus on IBD, general gastroenterologists, fellows, and surgeons such as colorectal surgeons or GI surgeons who may treat patients with ulcerative colitis.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Gastroenterology Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA

    Gary R. Lichtenstein

About the editor

Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD

Professor of Medicine,

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,

Director, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,

Gastroenterology Division,

Philadelphia, PA

USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis

  • Editors: Gary R. Lichtenstein

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1677-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1676-4

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4166-7

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1677-1

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 479

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Colorectal Surgery

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