SOVREMENNAYA PEDIATRIYA.2015.5(69):81-87; doi10.15574/SP.2015.69.81 
 

Current Ulcerative Colitis Treatment Strategy in Children 
 

Berezenko V. S., Tkalyk O. M., Dyba M. B., Myhaylyuk H. Z.

SI «Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, NAMS of Ukraine», Kiev, Ukraine 
 

The article deals with current ulcerative colitis treatment strategy in children according to the consensus guidelines of ECCO and ESPGHAN (2012). It presents the step-by-step algorithm of ulcerative colitis therapy according to NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, UK, 2013) guidelines.
 

Key words: ulcerative colitis, children, treatment, ECCO, ESPGHAN, NICE. 
 

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