[Remission of ulcerative colitis after appendectomy: a case report].
The inverse correlation of appendectomy and ulcerative colitis is well known, but the effect of appendectomy on the clinical course of ulcerative colitis remains unclear. Although the majority of opinions were negative for the therapeutic advantage of appendectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis, advocates for positive effect of appendectomy have been proposed in a few case reports and a prospective study from Western countries. We herein report a case of ulcerative colitis who experienced clinical remission after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. The patient was 35 year old male and had been managed with immunosuppressant before appendectomy. The very acute change in clinical course and a long period of remission after appendectomy highly suggest the therapeutic effect of appendectomy for ulcerative colitis.
Noh
Chee Ho
CH
Departments of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Cheung
Dae Young
DY
Kim
Tae Ho
TH
Jun
Eun Jung
EJ
Lee
In Kyu
IK
Kim
Jin Il
JI
Cho
Se Hyun
SH
Park
Soo Heon
SH
Han
Joon Yeol
JY
Kim
Jae Kwang
JK
D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019804:Mesalamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019804:Mesalamine; D015122:Mercaptopurine