Timing of switching to operation for ulcerative colitis.
KE Jia
WU Xiao-jian
Abstract：Surgery is an important part in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. For the patients with indications, timely surgery can reduce the risk of postoperative complications. As to acute severe ulcerative colitis and refractory ulcerative colitis, positive treatment, including steroid, cyclosporine A and biologics, could achieve certain results, and this this makes the decision of switching to surgery sometimes ambiguous. This article aims to discuss the timing of operation for potential candidate.
Keywords：ulcerative colitistiming of operationacute severe ulcerative colitisrefractory ulcerative colitis
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 187-189 )