Medical treatment of Crohn's disease

被引:7
作者
Harrison, J [1 ]
Hanauer, SB [1 ]
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[1] Univ Chicago, Pritzker Sch Med, Dept Med & Clin Pharmacol, Sect Gastroenterol & Nutr, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
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10.1016/S0889-8553(01)00011-5
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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摘要
Crohn's disease is not medically (and is rarely surgically) curable. Patients do, however, live a normal life span. The goal of therapy is to optimize the quality of life, minimize disease activity and disease-related complications, and avoid therapeutic toxicity.
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