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Smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases: good, bad or ugly?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lakatos, Peter L. Szamosi, Tamás Lakatos, László Péter |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Smoking is an important environmental factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), having different effects in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). A recent meta-analysis partially confirmed previous findings that smoking was found to be protective against ulcerative colitis and, after onset of the disease, might improve its course, decreasing the need for colectomy. However, smoking increases the risk of developing CD and worsens its course, increasing the need for steroids, immunosuppressants and re-operations. Smoking cessation aggravates ulcerative colitis and improves CD. Data are however, largely conflictive as well as the potential mechanisms involved in this dual relationship are still unknown. In this review article, the authors review the role of smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases. |
| Starting Page | 711 |
| Ending Page | 720 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://real.mtak.hu/3860/1/1084690.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 18069751v1 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Issue Number | 46 |
| Journal | World journal of gastroenterology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Colectomy Crohn Disease Dual HL7PublishingSubSection |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
