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Ulcerative colitis—Diagnosis and surgical treatment
Author(s) -
Stein Patricia
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60562-0
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , medicine , proctocolectomy , ankylosing spondylitis , ileostomy , sacroiliitis , anastomosis , stoma (medicine) , inflammatory bowel disease , disease , colectomy , colitis , prophylactic surgery , surgery , gastroenterology , cancer , ovarian cancer
• ULCERATIVE COLITIS is a serious illness affecting the colon. Extracolonic manifestations include sclerosing cholangitis, arthritis, eye diseases, ankylosing spondylitis, and sacroiliitis. Ulcerative colitis may increase a patient's risk of cancer, depending on the duration and extent of the disease. • SURGERY is the only definitive way to remove the disease in its entirety. It may be possible for patients who do not wish to have a permanent stoma to undergo a restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch‐anal anastomosis. • NORMAL BOWEL PHYSIOLOGY, pathophysiology of ulcerative colitis, medical and surgical treatments, and postoperative complications are discussed. AORN J 80 (August 2004) 243–262.