Segmental resection is a safe oncological alternative to total proctocolectomy in elderly patients with ulcerative colitis and malignancy.

Khan, N

Segmental resection is a safe oncological alternative to total proctocolectomy in elderly patients with ulcerative colitis and malignancy. [electronic resource] - Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Dec 2017 - 1108-1116 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1463-1318

10.1111/codi.13721 doi


Aged
Colectomy--adverse effects
Colitis, Ulcerative--complications
Colon--surgery
Colorectal Neoplasms--etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Second Primary--etiology
Postoperative Complications--etiology
Proctocolectomy, Restorative--adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs--statistics & numerical data