title: [Granulocyte-monocyte apheresis for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease].
abstract: We review the available literature on granulocyte-monocyte apheresis for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and report the outcome data of a multicenter observational study from the Italian registry for therapeutic apheresis.
authors.affiliation: Complesso Integrato Columbus-Policlinico Gemelli, UCSC, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Passalacqua
authors.forename: Pietro Manuel
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ferraro
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000628:therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000628:therapy; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D007937:Leukapheresis / Q000379:methods; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome