The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Effect of fecal microbiota transplantation on 8-week remission in patients with ulcerative colitis. A randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2019; 321: 156-164.

Published: 9th April 2019

Authors: Costello SP, Hughes PA, Waters O, Bryant RB, Vincent AD, Blatchford P et al.

Conclusion

The trial included 73 adults with mild to moderate colitis. Faecal transplantation caused steroid-free remission in 32 per cent of treated patients versus 9 per cent in controls. Remission was maintained at 1 year in 42 per cent of the former group.

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