Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Alan Buchman, Dr. Scott Lee has put together a state-of-the-art issue of Gastroenterology Clinics devoted to Ulcerative Colitis (UC). He has selected expert authors to contribute clinical reviews that provide the latest clinical findings and recommendations. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Epidemiology and pathogenesis of UC; Making initial diagnosis of UC and ruling out other diseases that mimic UC; Assessing severity of disease; Initial medical treatment of UC; Treatment of UC with steroids; Biologic therapy in UC; Non-biologic immune suppression in UC; Microbiome and fecal transplant in UC; Health maintenance in UC, including bone density scan, vaccination recommendations, cancer screening; Women's issues and UC; Risk of colon cancer and recommended surveillance strategies in UC patients; Surgical management of UC, indications and outcomes from colectomy; and Management of J-pouches. Readers will come away with the latest clinical recommendations they need to improve outcomes in patients with UC.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Ulcerative Colitis - p. 643 10. Ulcerative Colitis: Making the Diagnosis - p. 655 11. Assessing Severity of Disease in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - p. 671 12. Mesalamine in the Initial Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis - p. 689 13. Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis with Steroids (in Whom, How Long, What Dose, What Form) - p. 705 14. Biologic Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis - p. 717 15. Nonbiologic Immune Suppression in Ulcerative Colitis - p. 731 16. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Ulcerative Colitis. Are We Ready for Primetime? - p. 739 17. Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis - p. 753 18. Women’s Health and Ulcerative Colitis - p. 769 19. Risk of Colon Cancer and Recommended Surveillance Strategies in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - p. 791 20. Health Maintenance in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - p. 809
Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Alan Buchman, Dr. Scott Lee has put together a state-of-the-art issue of Gastroenterology Clinics devoted to Ulcerative Colitis (UC). He has selected expert authors to contribute clinical reviews that provide the latest clinical findings and recommendations. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Epidemiology and pathogenesis of UC; Making initial diagnosis of UC and ruling out other diseases that mimic UC; Assessing severity of disease; Initial medical treatment of UC; Treatment of UC with steroids; Biologic therapy in UC; Non-biologic immune suppression in UC; Microbiome and fecal transplant in UC; Health maintenance in UC, including bone density scan, vaccination recommendations, cancer screening; Women's issues and UC; Risk of colon cancer and recommended surveillance strategies in UC patients; Surgical management of UC, indications and outcomes from colectomy; and Management of J-pouches. Readers will come away with the latest clinical recommendations they need to improve outcomes in patients with UC.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Ulcerative Colitis - p. 643 10. Ulcerative Colitis: Making the Diagnosis - p. 655 11. Assessing Severity of Disease in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - p. 671 12. Mesalamine in the Initial Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis - p. 689 13. Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis with Steroids (in Whom, How Long, What Dose, What Form) - p. 705 14. Biologic Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis - p. 717 15. Nonbiologic Immune Suppression in Ulcerative Colitis - p. 731 16. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Ulcerative Colitis. Are We Ready for Primetime? - p. 739 17. Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis - p. 753 18. Women’s Health and Ulcerative Colitis - p. 769 19. Risk of Colon Cancer and Recommended Surveillance Strategies in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - p. 791 20. Health Maintenance in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis - p. 809
