title: [Pay more attention to the role of surgery on the treatment of ulcerative colitis in China].
abstract: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relapsing and remitting disease characterized by chronic mucosal and submucosal inflammation of the colon and rectum. Treatment may vary depending upon the extent and severity of the inflammation. But for a long time, the majority of doctors and patients in China show an excessive dependence on medication and ignore the importance of surgical treatment. This has seriously affected the overall level of UC treatment in China and resulted in a poor prognosis of some patients. Abandoning obsolete concept, grasping the operation timing, selecting the proper operation mode, enhancing surgical technique and founding a multi-disciplinary team, are the key to successfully curing UC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. longcuidr@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans