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| | 06/18/03 - 07:39 AM  
 
   
 
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What are the surgical indications for chronic ulcerative colitis?
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| galadusmle
| | 06/23/03 - 02:02 PM  
 
   
 
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there are several indications such as malignancy(more than 10 y history of UC, any suspecious biopsy), toxic megacolon, unresponsiveness to concervative treatment, and profuse hemorrage
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| no more a loser Forum Guru
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| | 06/24/03 - 07:40 AM  
 
   
 
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Surgical indication which cause cure -UC > 20 yrs -Pt with nutritional problems e.g., pt who weighs 90 lbs n have history of 40 hospitalizations -high dose steriod (imuran) for long time (immunocompromised) -toxic megacolon
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