Historical origins of medical and surgical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease

Kirsner offers a discussion of the history of medical and surgery therapies for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis will be palliative until a cause for IBD is found.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1998-10, Vol.352 (9136), p.1303-1305
Main Author: Kirsner, Joseph B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Digestive system
Disease
Health care
History
History of medicine
History, 20th Century
Humans
Inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - history
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - surgery
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - therapy
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
United States
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Summary:Kirsner offers a discussion of the history of medical and surgery therapies for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis will be palliative until a cause for IBD is found.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)11132-7