TITLE:
Refractory Ulcerative Proctitis—A Brief Review
AUTHORS:
Shmuel Odes
KEYWORDS:
Ulcerative Proctitis, Epidemiology, Therapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.6 No.10,
September
30,
2016
ABSTRACT: Ulcerative proctitis (UP) is a common condition in adult patients and can be very dif-ficult to treat. This review considers critically the definition of this entity, its epidemi-ology and course, and the modes of therapy currently available. Therapies currently in development are considered as well.