title: When should prophylactic colectomy be considered in patients with ulcerative colitis?
authors.affiliation: Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Gastroenterology, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. lashneb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Bret A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lashner
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003657:Decision Making; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome