Third-trimester colectomy for severe ulcerative colitis. A case report.
Despite steroid therapy and total parenteral nutrition, a patient with severe ulcerative colitis developed a colon perforation with peritonitis that necessitated colectomy at 28 weeks' gestation. The pregnancy was left intact; the postoperative vaginal delivery was uneventful.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, United States Army Hospital Nurnberg, APO New York, NY 09742.
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Watson
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Gaines
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects; D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones