Topical treatment with 5-aminosalicylic
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M. Campieri; P. Gionchetti; A. Belluzzi; C. Brignola; M. Tampieri; P. Iannone; P
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Article
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1990
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Springer
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English
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Sixty-two patients with ulcerative colitis localised to the distal sigmoid colon and rectum (less than 20 cm) entered the trial. Thirty-two were treated with 5-ASA 500 mg suppositories (Asacol) 3 times a day for 1 month while 30 received a placebo given in the same regime. Clinical, sigmoidoscopic a