A preliminary modeling study suggests that four variables accessible at discharge could predict the risk for 90-day ...

Most patients with ulcerative colitis will not require surgery. However, some patients may not respond to medications or have other severe symptoms that require removal of the colon. Removal of the ...

In these patients with steroid-refractory colitis, the choice is between rescue medical therapy with ciclosporin or infliximab, or surgery. Well-timed rescue medical therapy is generally safe when ...

Ulcerative colitis meant Samantha Leckie needed surgery to create a stoma. Here, she shares how this journey helped her to love her body. I call myself a real-life Barbie. Not because I have ...

Surgery to rectify the problem – which typically requires a stoma to be fitted – is also increasingly offered. Here’s what ...

Diffuse Thromboulcerative Colitis of the Entire Colon ... of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Surgery. Crohn, B. B., Garlock, J. H., and Yarnis, H. Right-sided (regional ...

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) are both types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that share similar symptoms but differ in their affected areas, disease progression, and treatment ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel ... In severe cases, people may undergo surgery to remove their colon or rectum. However, a person can try some lifestyle habits to help ...

The mortality rate for patients with severe ulcerative colitis is now <1% in specialist centers, but it was high before intravenous steroid therapy and early surgery were introduced; indeed ...