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Effectiveness of infliximab in the treatment of perianal fistulas in ulcerative colitis: report of two cases

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Effectiveness of infliximab in the treatment of perianal fistulas in ulcerative colitis: report of two cases (EN)
Spicakova, Katerina
Ramirez de la Piscina, Patricia
Delgado, Elvira
Estrada, Silvia
Marra-López, Carlos
Urtasun, Leire
Duca, Ileana
Calderón, Rosario
Salvador, Marta
Garcia Campos, Francisco
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2013-06-12
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiopathogenesis and increasing incidence in recent years. Perianal complications of ulcerative colitis are rare and seem to be associated with higher extent of inflammation and a more severe course of the disease. The cases of two male patients with severe corticoid-dependent ulcerative colitis of protracted clinical course who developed perianal fistulas and abscesses successfully treated with infliximab are reported. Treatment with infliximab was followed by perianal fistula closure with marked improvement in the quality of life over 2-year follow-up period.Keywords Ulcerative colitis, perianal fistulas, Infliximab (EN)
English
Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (EN)
1792-7463
1108-7471
Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 26, No 3 (2013); 261 (EN)
Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
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