Background Safe and effective treatments are required for patients with ulcerative colitis. It
was suggested that granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis might play an important
role for ulcerative colitis. Therefore, a meta-analysis was performed. Methods Medline and
the Cochrane controlled trials register were used to identify randomized controlled trials
comparing granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis with corticosteroids, and
comparing intensive with conventional apheresis in patients with ulcerative colitis. Results …