| Literature DB >> 7436576 |
P B Costello, J A Alea, A C Kennedy, R T McCluskey, F A Green.
Abstract
Fifty-five patients with ankylosing spondylitis and 16 control patients matched for sex and age were examined for evidence of occult inflammatory bowel disease. In all patients evaluation included history and physical examination, barium enema, sigmoidoscopy, and rectal biopsy. The results of this study suggest that there is no increased prevalence of occult inflammatory bowel disease in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7436576 PMCID: PMC1000584 DOI: 10.1136/ard.39.5.453
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103