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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817772903321

Titolo

Advances in the management of inflammatory bowel disease / / editor, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-78084-219-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Disciplina

616.344

Soggetti

Inflammatory bowel diseases - Treatment

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.