Are there risks to surgery ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative Colitis is a very individual condition and the risks and benefits of different types of treatment will vary from person to person. Your IBD team should be able to help you weigh up what will be best for you.
Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis , like all surgery, will carry some general risks, including those linked to having a general anaesthetic. There is also a small risk that some operations may lead to complications such as infections.
Particular operations may have other risks: for example, occasionally an anastomosis (join) or an ileo-anal pouch can develops a leak and will need further surgery. Adhesions (sticky bands of material that form as part of the healing process) can twist the intestine. These usually settle down by themselves, but sometimes need dietary treatment. If you have a pouch there is also a risk that you may develop pouchitis (inflammation of the pouch), which may need treatment with antibiotics.1 Your surgical team will be able to tell you more about any possible complications, how likely they are for the operation planned for you, and how they are usually treated.
Ulcerative Colitis is a very individual condition and the risks and benefits of different types of treatment will vary from person to person. Your IBD team should be able to help you weigh up what will be best for you.
Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis , like all surgery, will carry some general risks, including those linked to having a general anaesthetic. There is also a small risk that some operations may lead to complications such as infections.
Particular operations may have other risks: for example, occasionally an anastomosis (join) or an ileo-anal pouch can develops a leak and will need further surgery. Adhesions (sticky bands of material that form as part of the healing process) can twist the intestine. These usually settle down by themselves, but sometimes need dietary treatment. If you have a pouch there is also a risk that you may develop pouchitis (inflammation of the pouch), which may need treatment with antibiotics.1 Your surgical team will be able to tell you more about any possible complications, how likely they are for the operation planned for you, and how they are usually treated.
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