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8766599

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
Ulcerative colitis is seen with increasing frequency in paediatric age and its diagnosis is made more difficult by atypical cases. Sixty-five patients with UC were seen at our institute and all of them underwent medical treatment. In all patients the disease extended to the whole colon (pancolitis). Eleven patients (average age 9 yrs) underwent surgical correction by Endorectal Pull Through (EPT) 8 straight and 3 with ileal reservoir. One straight EPT had to be converted to Brooke ileostomy because of unacceptable stool frequency. In the rest of the patients the disease is well controlled with medical treatment. After 2 years of follow up surgical complications, continence, stool frequency and quality of life were evaluated: results indicate that surgical complications rate is the same as in other reported series; furthermore, continence and stool frequency are good with all surgical techniques eve though straight pull-through may require a period of adaptation the length of which varies considerably. Our results confirm that children with pancolitis and severe symptoms should be offered prolonged medical treatment prior to undertake surgical correction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0001-5458
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
104-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Ulcerative colitis in children under 10 years of age: medical and surgical treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatric Surgery and Gastroenterology Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article