title: Urgent proctocolectomy in ulcerative colitis.
abstract: UC being a typical medical disease is encountered by the surgeon only in the stage of toxic megacolon or in case of severe complication during conservative treatment such as perforation, haemorrhage, obstruction or malignity. The authors operated urgently 6 young women with all these complications performing total proctocolectomy, constructing ileal pouch with complete stapling technique. In spite of high rate of complications the results are promising. The best prevention of malignant change and complication is the earlier indication for operative treatment which offers the ideal treatment for patients with UC.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Labas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vrtík
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Michalko
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Svec
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016737:Proctocolectomy, Restorative / Q000379:methods*; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D016896:Treatment Outcome