SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis.

Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

Surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis in childhood.

As long as the aetiology ofulcerative colitis remains obscure, treatment of the disease must be confined to symptomatic relief measures. A wide variety of both medical and surgical methods of treatment have been tried over the years. During the past decade, our interest and expectations have been focused mainly on two principles of treatment, one medical and one surgical. The introduction of st...

The surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis.

Ulcerative Colitis and Its Surgical Treatment

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...