Hidradenitis suppurativa is more common among patients with Crohn disease (CD) than ulcerative colitis (UC), yet bowel obstruction affects both CD and UC.
The researchers observed no significant difference in the risk for the composite outcome of hospitalization requiring intravenous steroids and/or colectomy within six months in a propensity ...
Subtotal colectomy however implies a substantial decrease in quality of life. To date, colonoscopic surveillance has been shown to reduce CRC occurrence. Aims: To compare the potential health effects ...
The finding of a colonic stricture in a patient with colitis raises the possibility of neoplasia. Unlike in Crohn's disease, benign strictures in UC are rare and historically have been managed ...
People with UC and C. diff infections can also be more likely to need surgery, like a colectomy. In some cases, C. diff can result in severe complications, like: toxic megacolon bowel perforation C.