Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis (eBook)

Gary R. Lichtenstein (Herausgeber)

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2014 | 2014
XIV, 479 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4939-1677-1 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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

Inhalt

Chapter 1      The History of Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis        Chapter 2      The Role of the Food and Drug Administration in Medical Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis      Chapter 3      The Natural History of Ulcerative Colitis    Chapter 4      Principles of Management of Ulcerative Colitis      Chapter 5The Importance of Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis Chapter 6      Oral Mesalamine       Chapter 7      Contrast and Comparison of Mesalamine Derivatives in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis  Chapter 8      Topical Mesalamine   Chapter 9      Oral and Parenteral Corticosteroid Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis  Chapter 10   Rectal Glucocorticoid Use In Ulcerative Colitis       Chapter 11   Antimetabolite Therapy in ulcerative colitis:  Azathioprine, 6-Mercaptupurine and Methotrexate     Chapter 12   Azathioprine / 6-Mercaptopurine Metabolism in Ulcerative Colitis: A Guide to Metabolite Assessment: An Evidence Based Approach    Chapter 13   Cyclosporine for Ulcerative colitis  Chapter 14   Tacrolimus, Sirolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil           Chapter 15   Infliximab for Ulcerative Colitis       Chapter 16   Beyond Infliximab: Other anti-TNF therapies for Ulcerative Colitis       Chapter 17   Novel Biologics for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis    Chapter 18   Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Antibiotics for Ulcerative colitis          Chapter 19   Novel NonBiologic Therapies for Ulcerative Colitis           Chapter 20   Disease Modifiers in the Management of Ulcerative Colitis          Chapter 21   Treatment of Ulcerative Proctitis     Chapter 22   Treatment of Distal / Left Sided Ulcerative Colitis             Chapter 23   Treatment of Severe Ulcerative Colitis        Chapter 24   Pregnancy and Fertility in Ulcerative Colitis           Chapter 25   Pediatric Issues in Treating Ulcerative Colitis        Chapter 26   Chemoprevention in Ulcerative Colitis        Chapter 27   Safety Considerations in the Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis         Chapter 28   Management of Steroid-Dependent and Steroid-Refractory  Chapter 29   Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis          Chapter 30   Medication Adherence in Ulcerative Colitis            Chapter 31   The Role of Telemedicine for Management of Ulcerative Colitis             Chapter 32   Assessment of Disease Activity in Ulcerative Colitis          Chapter 33   Medical Management of Toxic Megacolon  Chapter 34   Management of Acute and Chronic Pouchitis         Chapter 35   Medical Treatment of Extraintestinal Manifestation of  Chapter 36   Mimics of Ulcerative Colitis   Chapter 37   The role of diet and nutrition in ulcerative colitis           Chapter 38   Parenteral Nutrition Use in Ulcerative Colitis         Chapter 39   Maintenance of Remission in Ulcerative Colitis      Chapter 40   Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Patient with Ulcerative ColitisChapter 41   Medical Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases Associated with Ulcerative Colitis Chapter 42Step-Up versus Top-Down Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.11.2014
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 479 p. 50 illus., 27 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Viszeralchirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
• Schlagworte: Antiimetabolite therapy • Cyclosporine • Oral mesalamine • Parenteral corticosteroids • Topical mesalamine
• ISBN-10: 1-4939-1677-7 / 1493916777
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4939-1677-1 / 9781493916771