Inflammatory bowel diseases.
The inflammatory bowel diseases remain at the forefront of clinical investigation. Immunologic and genetic advances are fueling an explosion of novel diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. With further breakthroughs, there is hope that in the near future, these illnesses will no longer be considered either idiopathic or chronic.
Silbermintz
Ari
A
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA. arisilb1@yahoo.com
Markowitz
James
J
D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007155:Immunologic Factors