title: Surgery for ulcerative colitis in the pediatric population. Indications, treatment, and follow-up.
abstract: To evaluate the outcome of surgery for ulcerative colitis in pediatric and adolescent patients, the experience at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation was reviewed retrospectively. Fifty-nine percent of the patients presented with acute toxic colitis and sepsis; 94 percent underwent staged procedures with creation of a temporary or permanent ileostomy. Sepsis was the most frequent postoperative complication (38 percent), and accounted for all three deaths (5 percent). Long-term disability was minimal, and 90 percent of the patients were fully active at the time of follow-up.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors