If you have ulcerative colitis, your doctor may suggest surgery as the key to improving your quality of life. There are plenty of solid reasons for getting an operation, but it's OK to ask another ...

Surgery can often cure long-term ulcerative colitis (UC), but it's not for everyone. Your doctor may suggest an operation if your UC is severe and you don't get enough help from other treatments, like ...

"Due to the timing of diagnosis during this critical period of physical, intellectual, and psychosocial development, the higher rate of colectomy, and their longer lifespan without a colon, it is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postoperative complications and longer hospital stays were more common in patients with acute ulcerative colitis ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Listen Photo via ShutterStock) Surgical removal of the colon was associated with lower mortality than drug therapy in ulcerative colitis patients. " title ...

A new study has found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab. A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with ulcerative colitis who have a higher BMI are at increased risk for bowel resection, according to ...

Philadelphia, Pa. (October 10, 2013) –"Pouchitis" developing after surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with changes in gene expression, which increase along with disease severity, ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for a group of chronic conditions that cause inflammation and swelling ...

Emily Swanson, 16, of Omaha was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in March 2012.We first told you about Emily in December 2015 after she was able to meet a best friend for the first time in Arkansas.