A new study published in the journal of Inflammatory Bowel Disease shows low mortality and tolerable morbidity after total abdominal colectomy (TAC) for ulcerative colitis (UC), with ...
October 14, 2009 — Infliximab treatment is linked to lower colectomy rates in patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis, according to the results of a prespecified analysis from 2 ...
THE treatment of ulcerative colitis is primarily medical. Experience has shown, however, that at least 25 per cent of patients with ulcerative colitis require surgical intervention, 1,2 to preserve ...
THE controversy concerning the treatment for chronic ulcerative colitis has never ended. The question whether surgical or medical management prolongs these patients' lives with greater certainty has ...