A new study published in the journal of Inflammatory Bowel Disease shows low mortality and tolerable morbidity after total ...

A national audit of total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis finds low 30 day mortality and a rise in laparoscopic ...

Up to 30% of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) will require urgent colectomy despite initiation of intravenous corticosteroids and rescue therapies. Janus kinase inhibitors, such as ...

"These findings are significant, as individuals with delayed closure for nonmedical reasons or pouch complications do not have heightened risk of developing endoscopic pouch inflammation, and, ...

Complication rates do not solely account for the differences in readmission rates among hospitals, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Researchers examined 30-day ...

Fulminant colitis is a rare but severe form of colitis that can be life threatening. It affects the entire lining of the colon, causing severe inflammation and potentially serious complications. In ...

Seven types of emergency general surgeries (EGSs) account for the vast majority of all EGSs (80.0%), deaths (80.3%), complications (78.9%), and inpatient costs (80.2%), according to a retrospective ...

Wrongful death: Suit alleges that medical providers failed to properly evaluate and respond to post-operative complications following a total abdominal colectomy, improperly discharged the patient ...