Rectal Tacrolimus for Strictures Due to Crohn’s
Sasha R Fehily et al. JGH Open. 2019.
Abstract
Background and aims: Rectal ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) often do not respond to conventional therapies. Oral and suppository tacrolimus are effective but often poorly tolerated or are complex to formulate. Tacrolimus is topically active, water soluble, and has minimal systemic toxicity when administered rectally…