TOTAL COLECTOMY FOR COMPLICATED FORMS OF CROHN’S DISEASE OF THE COLON
Abstract
Crohn’s disease is frequently assosiated with a wide range of local and systemic complications. Local complications include bleeding, toxic megacolon, bowel perforation, fistulas, intra-abdominal infiltrates and abscesses, strictures and malignancy. As the disease progresses, intestinal bleeding has been reported in 8–14% of patients. In most cases, bleeding can be controlled by conservative measures; however, in some patients it is necessary to resort to surgical intervention. Profuse intestinal bleeding may represent an indication for surgical intervention when conservative and endoscopic measures fail.
The aim of this study is to develop effective methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Crohn’s disease with total involvement of the colon complicated by bleeding.
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