Takayuki Yamamoto 1, Toshiaki Tanaka 2, Tadashi Yokoyama 3, Takahiro Shimoyama 1, Hiroki Ikeuchi 4, Motoi Uchino 4, Toshiaki Watanabe 5 , Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 2017 Feb;10(2):199-206.
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Efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte apheresis for antibiotic-refractory pouchitis after proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: an open-label, prospective, multicentre study
GMA has a good safety profile, but its efficacy appears to be limited in the management of chronic refractory pouchitis. However, a large controlled study should be conducted to evaluate the efficacy of GMA therapy in patients with pouchitis at an earlier clinical stage, before the disease has become refractory to conventional medical therapy.
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Granulocyte apheresis for pouchitis with arthritis and pyoderma gangrenosum after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a case report
Ritsuko Yanaru-Fujisawa, Takayuki Matsumoto, Shotaro Nakamura, Shuji Kochi, Mitsuo Iida, Futoshi Kohda, Minako Hirahashi, Takashi Yao, Ryuichi Case Reports Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2005 Aug;11(8):780 DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000172558.39767.b7
Our case and the case of Kanekura et al8 suggest that circulating leukocytes may play an important role in the pathogenesis of PG and that GCAP in combination with corticosteroids may be a promising strategy for intractable PG. Furthermore, as has been the case for active UC, GCAP may be a choice for severe pouchitis. An accumulation of data with respect to the effect of GCAP on pouchitis seems to be warranted.
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Granulocyte apheresis for pouchitis with arthritis and pyoderma gangrenosum after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis: a case report
Ritsuko Yanaru-Fujisawa, Takayuki Matsumoto, Shotaro Nakamura, Shuji Kochi, Mitsuo Iida, Futoshi Kohda, Minako Hirahashi, Takashi Yao, Ryuichi Mibu Case Reports Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2005 Aug;11(8):780 DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000172558.39767.b7
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