Azathioprine or 6-Mercaptopurine Before Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis Is Not Associated With Increased Postoperative Complications
Open Access
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Vol. 8 (5), 311-316
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00054725-200209000-00001
Abstract
To determine whether the use of azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine before colectomy is associated with an increased rate of postoperative complications.Keywords
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