Ulcerative Colitis

THE medical treatment of ulcerative colitis, like that of many conditions of unknown etiology, has been varied and profuse with results that are unpredictable and often unsatisfactory. Since 1875, when Wilks and Moxon1 first separated it as an entity from the larger group of specific dysenteries, many theories have been advanced regarding its cause,2 pathogenesis3 , 4 and optimum therapy,5 , 6 but no concept has withstood the scrutiny of critical study or the challenging test of time. The absence of a specific etiologic agent has made it necessary to rely on empirical measures for symptomatic control. The resources of skill and patience, fortified . . .