Experience with granulocytapheresis in Crohn's disease
| Autor: | Manuel Díaz-Rubio, J. García-Paredes, Juan Luis Mendoza, D. M. Cruz, Francisca Cuenca, A. Herrero |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Disease Inflammatory bowel disease Refractory Crohn Disease Internal medicine medicine Humans In patient Leukapheresis Crohn's disease business.industry Patient Selection Gastroenterology Conventional treatment Granulocyte apheresis General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Clinical trial Apheresis Treatment Outcome Ulcerative colitis Retreatment Leukocyte apheresis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas v.96 n.7 2004 SciELO España. Revistas Científicas Españolas de Ciencias de la Salud instname |
| ISSN: | 1130-0108 |
| Popis: | Objective: to describe our experience with granulocyte apheresis to induce remission in patients with active Crohn's disease refractory to conventional treatment. We summarize the results previously obtained with this technique. Conclusions: granulocyte apheresis is a safe and well tolerated therapeutic modality that can be a valid therapeutic alternative in the induction of remission in inflammatory bowel disease, although controlled clinical trials must be conducted to define long-term efficacy, as well as to establish “optimal patient” selection, re-treatment interval, and number of sessions. |
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