title: Severe ulcerative colitis during successful pregnancy.
abstract: A 31-year-old patient presented with fulminant colitis during the 27th week of her first pregnancy. Despite failed medical treatment, colectomy was delayed because of the gravid uterus. A healthy child was delivered at 32 weeks by caesarian section, but a postoperative ileus appeared to induce transient colonic dilatation. A colectomy was performed 10 days post-partum. Both mother and child survived.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*