title: [Remission of ulcerative colitis after appendectomy: a case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chee Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Dae Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Tae Ho
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: In Kyu
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Se Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Soo Heon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Joon Yeol
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jae Kwang
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019804:Mesalamine; D015122:Mercaptopurine