Vavricka St R, Rogler G
Klinik für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Department für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Zürich.
Praxis (Bern 1994). 2009 Feb 18;98(4):209-12. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157.98.4.209.
The therapy of ulcerative colitis is dependent on disease activity and on disease location. Different therapy concepts are applied in ulcerative proctitis, left-sided colitis, pancolitis and fulminant colitis as well as in chronic active disease and maintenance of remission. This overview presents important concepts in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.