If medication doesn’t help ease severe symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC), your doctor might recommend a proctocolectomy, which is surgery to remove the colon and rectum. The ulcerative colitis ...

"Due to the timing of diagnosis during this critical period of physical, intellectual, and psychosocial development, the higher rate of colectomy, and their longer lifespan without a colon, it is ...

People with ulcerative colitis may need surgery when other treatments are not effective. It may also be necessary if there is colon cancer or precancerous changes in the colon. The two main surgical ...

Strictures following ileoanal procedures are a recognized complication and occur more frequently after cuff abscess or a localized leak from the anastomosis. The incidence of strictures following ...

A proctocolectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the large intestine and rectum. This procedure is commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and familial adenomatous polyposis.

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Efficacy and safety of FOLFOX biweekly cetuximab as first-line therapy for patients with nonresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (CELINE trial): Multicenter phase II trial. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Whether hand-sewn ileal-pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) or stapled IPAA provides better functional outcome following restorative proctocolectomy in patients with IBD, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP ...

If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), your first line of treatment will likely be medication. But even with medication, sometimes symptoms continue to flare, tanking your quality of life along the way.