Advances in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463354503321
• Autore: Koutroubakis Ioannis E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Future Medicine Ltd, 2013
• ISBN: 1-78084-219-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Advances in the management of inflammatory bowel disease; 1. Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease; 2. Pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease; 3. Noninfectious & noninflammatory bowel disease colitis; 4. Clinical features and diagnosis of ulcerative colitis; 5. Clinical features and diagnosis of Crohn's disease; 6. Medical management of ulcerative colitis; 7. Medical management of Crohn's disease; 8. Novel therapies for ulcerative colitis; 9. Novel therapies for Crohn's disease; 10. Ulcerative colitis: prognosis, clinical course and complications11. Crohn's disease: clinical course and complications; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book of eleven chapters, international experts provide a complete overview of inflammatory bowel disease, addressing genetics and pathophysiology, clinical features, characteristics and diagnosis, clinical course and complications, medical management and novel therapeutic approaches.