A national audit of total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis finds low 30 day mortality and a rise in laparoscopic ...

A new study published in the journal of Inflammatory Bowel Disease shows low mortality and tolerable morbidity after total ...

Research findings suggest ulcerative colitis patients with more social support are more likely to undergo colectomy compared to patients with less social support, according to a study published in the ...

The increased use of advanced medical therapies has not extended the time to colectomy or reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) rates in patients with ulcerative colitis; however, an increased rate of ...

Researchers examined treatment and prognosis for severe-onset ulcerative colitis in children. Children with severe-onset ulcerative colitis may require treatment with biologic agents. Severe-onset ...

Up to 30% of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) will require urgent colectomy despite initiation of intravenous corticosteroids and rescue therapies. Janus kinase inhibitors, such as ...

While most patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) get adequate symptom relief with drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, a minority do not -- either because the medications don't work, or they do ...

Greater access to innovative treatments could be linked to a drop in patients requiring surgery for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a 20-year study suggests. The number of patients using ...

12% of people with ulcerative colitis need surgery to have their colon removed (colectomy). Most of those have an ileo-anal pouch surgically constructed from their small bowel, which means that they ...