Ginsberg A L
George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1989 Mar;18(1):35-42.
Topical therapy with amino salicylate enemas is the treatment of choice for proctitis, proctosigmoiditis, and left-sided ulcerative colitis. Adjunctive sulfasalazine therapy is often required. Relapse rates of 80 per cent can be expected within 3 months of discontinuing therapy.
