Mesalamine Does Not Help Prevent Recurrent Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials

Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Apr;111(4):579-81. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.24.

Authors

Muhammad Ali Khan¹, Bilal Ali¹, Wade M Lee², Colin W Howden¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee USA.
² Carlson and Mulford Libraries, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio USA.

PMID: 27125717
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.24

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
Diverticulitis, Colonic / prevention & control*
Humans
Mesalamine / therapeutic use*
Odds Ratio
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Recurrence

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Mesalamine