title: Colonic inflammatory bowel disease. Medical therapies for colonic Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
abstract: Advances in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the past decade include 5-aminosalicylic preparations with fewer adverse effects; new, rapidly metabolized corticosteroids; and new agents targeted at refractory or complicated IBD. Dr Tung and Dr Warner discuss the use of these and more traditional drugs in patients with colonic Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, stressing the need for individualized treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Rd, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
authors.forename: Jim K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Warner
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans