Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis

ISBN-13: 9781493941667 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 479 str.

Gary R. Lichtenstein

Opis

Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis will serve as an invaluable resource for individual physicians use who treat patients with ulcerative colitis. 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.

Spis treści

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 5

The 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 Colitis

Chapter 41  

Medical Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases Associated with Ulcerative Colitis

 

Chapter 42

Step-Up versus Top-Down Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis

O autorze

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

Blurb

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.