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SUBMITTER: Kruis W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5518301 | biostudies-other | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kruis W W Kardalinos V V Eisenbach T T Lukas M M Vich T T Bunganic I I Pokrotnieks J J Derova J J Kondrackiene J J Safadi R R Tuculanu D D Tulassay Z Z Banai J J Curtin A A Dorofeyev A E AE Zakko S F SF Ferreira N N Björck S S Diez Alonso M M MM Mäkelä J J Talley N J NJ Dilger K K Greinwald R R Mohrbacher R R Spiller R R
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 20170523 3
<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies have reached conflicting conclusions regarding the efficacy of mesalazine in the prevention of recurrent diverticulitis.<h4>Aim</h4>To investigate the efficacy and safety of mesalazine granules in the prevention of recurrence of diverticulitis after acute uncomplicated diverticulitis.<h4>Methods</h4>Two phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind multicentre trials (SAG-37 and SAG-51) investigated mesalazine granules in patients with prior episodes ( ...[more]