Systematic review: outcomes and post‐operative complications following colectomy for ulcerative colitis

Peyrin‐Biroulet, Laurent; Germain, Adeline; Patel, Ajay; Lindsay, JO

doi:10.1111/apt.13763

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Systematic review: outcomes and post‐operative complications following colectomy for ulcerative colitis

Published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics • Aug 17, 2016

Authors:

Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet

Adeline Germain

Ajay Patel

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Colectomy for ulcerative colitis is associated with short- and long-term complications. Estimates of the frequency of such complications are variable and may have changed since the introduction of biological therapy. Understanding the true burden of surgical complications is important to...

Subject

Medicine

Ulcerative colitis

Pouchitis

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