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Combined oral and enema treatment with Pentasa (mesalazine) is superior to oral therapy alone in patients with extensive mild/moderate active ulcerative colitis: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study by Marteau, P, Probert, C S, Lindgren, S, Gassul, M, Tan, T G, Dignass, A, Befrits, R, Midhagen, G, Rademaker, J, Foldager, M

“…Background and aims: Oral aminosalicylates are well established in the treatment of active mild/moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) when the disease is extensive…”
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Fatigue in out-patients with inflammatory bowel disease is common and multifactorial by Bager, P., Befrits, R., Wikman, O., Lindgren, S., Moum, B., Hjortswang, H., Hjollund, N. H., Dahlerup, J. F.

“…Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 35: 133–141 Summary Background  Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often complain of fatigue. Aim  To investigate the…”
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Intravenous iron sucrose is superior to oral iron sulphate for correcting anaemia and restoring iron stores in IBD patients: A randomized, controlled, evaluator-blind, multicentre study by Lindgren, Stefan, Wikman, Ola, Befrits, Ragnar, Blom, Håkan, Eriksson, Anders, Grännö, Christer, Ung, Kjell-Arne, Hjortswang, Henrik, Lindgren, Anders, Unge, Peter

“…Objective. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often have low iron stores or anaemia. There is controversy about whether iron should be supplemented…”
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Swedish patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a controlled study by Oxelmark, Lena, Lindberg, Annelie, Löfberg, Robert, Sternby, Berit, Eriksson, Anders, Almer, Sven, Befrits, Ragnar, Fossum, Bjöörn, Karlén, Per, Broström, Olle, Tysk, Curt

“…BACKGROUNDThere is an increasing interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with chronic diseases, including those with inflammatory…”
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Low-grade dysplasia in extensive, long-standing inflammatory bowel disease: a follow-up study by Befrits, R, Ljung, T, Jaramillo, E, Rubio, C

“…Extensive, long-standing inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal carcinoma. Low-grade dysplasia has been used…”
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Faecal calprotectin predicts sustained treatment response of infliximab induction therapy superior to C-reactive protein and clinical activity scores in inflammatory bowel disease by Hellström, Per M., Lonnkvist, M., Tartera, Hetzel O. Diaz, Befrits, R., Holst, M.

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Fecal calprotectin and serum C-reactive protein predict outcome of infliximab induction therapy in inflammatory bowel disease by Hellström, Per M., Diaz, Hetzel, Lönnkvist, Maria, Befrits, R.

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Altered immunoregulatory profile during anti‐tumour necrosis factor treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease by Grundström, J., Linton, L., Thunberg, S., Forsslund, H., Janczewska, I., Befrits, R., van Hage, M., Gafvelin, G., Eberhardson, M.

“…Summary Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be treated effectively by anti‐tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. We set out to investigate the unclear…”
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Daily treatment with esomeprazole is superior to that taken on‐demand for maintenance of healed erosive oesophagitis by SJÖSTEDT, S., BEFRITS, R., SYLVAN, A., HARTHON, C., JÖRGENSEN, L., CARLING, L., MODIN, S., STUBBERÖD, A., TOTH, E., LIND, T.

“…Summary Background:  On‐demand therapy with esomeprazole is effective for long‐term treatment of non‐erosive gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease, but it has not…”
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Clinical trial: the safety and short‐term efficacy of recombinant cholera toxin B subunit in the treatment of active Crohn’s disease by STÅL, P., BEFRITS, R., RÖNNBLOM, A., DANIELSSON, Å., SUHR, O., STÅHLBERG, D., BRINKBERG LAPIDUS, A., LÖFBERG, R.

“…Aliment Pharmacol Ther 31, 387–395 Summary Background  The cholera toxin B subunit ameliorates experimentally induced colitis in mice. In humans, cholera toxin…”
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Colorectal Cancer in Colonic Crohn's Disease - High Frequency of DNA-Aneuploidy by SJÖQVIST, U, BEFRITS, R, SÖDERLUND, S, ÖST, A, KARLEN, P, TRIBUKAIT, B, RUBIO, C, RUTGEERTS, P, GEBOES, K, LÖFBERG, R

“…Background: The risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in colonic Crohn's disease (CCD) seems to be of the same magnitude as in extensive, longstanding ulcerative…”
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Gastric intestinal metaplasia by Rubio, C A, Befrits, R

“…[...]it appears that sampling gastric biopsies from pre-established mucosal sites, 2 or from endoscopically abnormal areas 3 may be both insufficient to…”
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Comparison of the performance of serological kits for Helicobacter pylori infection with European and Asian study populations by Hoang, T.T.H., Rehnberg, A.-S., Wheeldon, T.-U., Bengtsson, C., Phung, D.C., Befrits, R., Sörberg, M., Granström, M.

“…Most commercial kits for the detection of Helicobacter pylori were developed and validated with Western populations, and some have been found to perform less…”
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Villous and serrated adenomatous growth bordering carcinomas in inflammatory bowel disease by Rubio, C A, Befrits, R, Jaramillo, E, Nesi, G, Amorosi, A

“…The histologic phenotype of the dysplastic lesion juxtaposing colorectal carcinomas was assessed in 100 consecutive colectomy specimens: in 50 patients with…”
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Long-term effects of eradication of Helicobacter pylori on relapse and histology in gastric ulcer patients: a two-year follow-up study by Befrits, R., Sjöstedt, S., Tour, R., Leijonmarck, C.-E., Hedenborg, L., Backman, M.

“…Background: The main purpose of this study was to compare omeprazole (ome) plus two antibiotics (OMC) with omeprazole plus placebo (OP) with regard to gastric…”
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Low-grade dysplasia in flat mucosa in ulcerative colitis by Rubio, C.A, Befrits, R

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Small, flat colorectal neoplasias in long-standing ulcerative colitis detected by high-resolution electronic video endoscopy by Jaramillo, Edgar, Watanabe, Makoto, Befrits, Ragnar, Ponce de León, Enrique, Rubio, Carlos, Slezak, Premysl

“…Background: High-resolution video endoscopy complemented with chromoscopy allows for more detailed visualization of the colonic mucosal surface. Methods: Using…”
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Mechanism of diarrhea in collagenous colitis by Rubio, C.A, Befrits, R, Jaramillo, E, Fisher, H, Lindblom, A

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Colorectal carcinoma in ulcerative colitis is decreasing in Scandinavian countries by Rubio, C A, Befrits, R, Ljung, T, Jaramillo, E, Slezak, P

“…A total of 31 cases with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and colorectal carcinoma were retrieved from the files of the Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm between 1951 and…”
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DNA aneuploidy and histologic dysplasia in long-standing ulcerative colitis. A 10-year follow-up study by Befrits, R, Hammarberg, C, Rubio, C, Jaramillo, E, Tribukait, B

“…This study was designed to assess the presence of DNA aneuploidy and mucosal dysplasia, respectively, in 63 patients with long-standing ulcerative colitis. The…”
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