Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Why It Is Done
Several situations may require Reference surgery for ulcerative colitis or Reference surgery for Crohn's disease, such as when medicines fail to manage your symptoms or when holes develop in the large intestine.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 8, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - Gastroenterology |
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