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On average, patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) receive an annual dose of diagnostic radiation that is comparable to the dose of naturally occurring radiation to which most Americans and Europeans are exposed.
Medscape (Coloproctology) - Wed, 10 September 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel condition, has variable responses to drugs targeting tumour necrosis factor. Advances in treatment include a shift from immunosuppression to reinforcement of the intestinal barrier.
The Lancet (Coloproctology) - Fri, 4 July 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Infliximab is not recommended for people with subacute, moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Subacute ulcerative colitis is defined as ulcerative colitis that would normally be managed without needing to stay in hospital overnight or having urgent surgery.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Coloproctology) - Wed, 7 May 2008
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Objective of the study was to determine whether the oral administration of omega-3 free fatty acids is more effective than placebo for prevention of relapse of Crohn disease.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Coloproctology) - Thu, 10 April 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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It is not clear yet what is the ideal follow-up in those patients in whom a screening colonoscopy has identified the presence of adenomatous polyps, also because the following control is often depending on the polyp’s characteristics.
MedNews (Coloproctology) - Sat, 29 March 2008
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In some trials, the diagnostic accuracy of CT colonography has been compared with traditional colonoscopy for the diagnosis of colon cancers.
MedNews (Coloproctology) - Wed, 12 March 2008
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Current practice guidelines recommend patients with active Crohn’s disease—a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract—be treated with corticosteroids.
The Lancet (Coloproctology) - Thu, 28 February 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) is common practice before colorectal surgery but is known to have negative side effects. Authors of an Article randomised 431 patients, comparing the outcome of colorectal resections with and without MBP.
The Lancet (Coloproctology) - Wed, 2 January 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is an osmotic laxative used in the short-term treatment of constipation. A multicentric trial was performed, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, in which PEG was evaluated in the long-term treatment of constipation.
MedNews (Coloproctology) - Wed, 2 January 2008
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It is thought that one of the most frequent causes of faecal incontinence is represented by vaginal delivery. Some researchers in Oregon have monitored all women in labour during a 6-month period, to assess faecal incontinence incidence 3 and 6 months after delivery.
MedNews (Coloproctology) - Thu, 12 July 2007
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