Topic Highlight
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2010; 16(40): 5024-5034
Published online Oct 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i40.5024
Health related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease: The impact of surgical therapy
Konstantin Umanskiy, Alessandro Fichera
Konstantin Umanskiy, Alessandro Fichera, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
Author contributions: Fichera A and Umanskiy K contributed equally to the literature review and writing of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5095, Chicago, IL 60637, United States. afichera@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
Telephone: +1-773-7026142 Fax: +1-773-8341995
Received: April 30, 2010
Revised: July 5, 2010
Accepted: July 12, 2010
Published online: October 28, 2010
Core Tip