Early surgical intervention in ulcerative colitis

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS

This is a preliminary report of 28 patients with ulcerative colitis who we surgically treated with "J" pouch endorectal pull-through operation from 1978 to 1996. All patients are continent with a median stool frequency of 4 times per day, no night soilage. low postoperative complications and one mortality due to pulmonary embolism.

ulcerative colitis in infancy, our surgical results

background/purpose: ulcerative colitis(uc)  is a chronic, idiopathic, destructive disorder of colon. the incidence of uc peaks in the age group of15 to 25,and only 1% are infantile. despite initial medical treatment, in refractory cases, colectomy is needed. there are few studies regard surgical results in infancy with uc. methods:in this retrospective study we reviewed infants with ulcerative ...

Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis.

Surgical management of ulcerative colitis.

As long as our understanding of ulcerative colitis is too limited to allow a more specific, disease-targeted treatment, surgery will play an important role in the management of these patients. Careful interdisciplinary evaluation and counselling of patients with ulcerative colitis will permit to achieve the goals on an individual basis with maximum safety. Restorative proctocolectomy with an IP...

Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis

567 Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a diffuse inflammatory disease of the mucosal lining of the colon and rectum that manifests clinically as diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, weight loss, and rectal bleeding. Because removal of the affected organ is curative, surgery has assumed a pivotal position in the management of these patients. Although removal of the entire colorectum and permanent ileostomy ...