Granulocytapheresis is useful as an alternative therapy in patients with steroid-refractory or -dependent ulcerative colitis.

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Published in Inflamm Bowel Dis on May 01, 2004

Authors

Makoto Naganuma1, Shinsuke Funakoshi, Atsushi Sakuraba, Hanae Takagi, Nagamu Inoue, Haruhiko Ogata, Yasushi Iwao, Hiromasa Ishi, Toshifumi Hibi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.

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