Colon Removal Surgery For Ulcerative Colitis
Health Encyclopedia: Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease - ulcerative colitis
Treatment
The goals of treatment are to control the
Medications that may be used to decrease the frequency of attacks include 5-aminosalicylates such as mesalamine and immunomodulators such as azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine...
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Bowel resection
...bowel. The large bowel connectsthe small intestine to the anus.It is also called the large intestine or colon. Alternative Names Large intestine surgery; Colon resection; Resection of... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Complications
Surgical removal of the colon is the only cure for ulcerative colitis, but the disease varies greatly in severity. In one 10-year study, 87% of patients went into complete remission... Read more »Crohn's disease
...condition. Some persons with Crohn's disease may need surgery to remove the entire large intestine (colon) with or without the rectum. Removal of the entire large intestine is called a... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Medications
...(Corticosteroids cannot be used for this phase.) There is also some evidence that mesalamine reduces the risk for colon cancer. Mesalamine seems to benefit women more than men. All mesalamine... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Surgical Procedures
...effective, and surgery to remove diseased sections is necessary. In such cases, part or all of the colon is removed, depending on the extent of the disease. Surgeries may also be required because... Read more »Images
Related News
Surgery for ulcerative colitis can be a hard choice
October 03, 2008Experts say that about 20 percent of the patients who have ulcerative colitis will eventually undergo surgery. For some patients the procedure... Read summary »
Q&A: J-pouch surgery for colon removal
October 16, 2008A parent whose son will be undergoing surgery for ulcerative colitis wants to know the benefits and drawbacks of the J-pouch procedure. According to... Read summary »
Surgery is an option if medicines for ulcerative colitis fail
October 02, 2008Dr. Paul G. Donohue responds to a reader's question about using Asacol to treat ulcerative colitis. Dr. Donohue discusses the procedure required to... Read summary »
Chewing Gum Helps Recovery
August 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chewing gum may help patients recover better from colon surgery. Researchers from London say gum helps the intestines function... Read summary »
Q&A: Cause, remedies for ulcerative colitis
October 03, 2008A reader asks Dr. Paul Donohue about her son's diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. Dr. Donohue says that ulcerative colitis may be caused when the... Read summary »
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