TY - JOUR
T1 - A rare cause of acute abdomen after proctocolectomy
AU - Croagh, Daniel Gerald
AU - Bach, Simon Parkinson
AU - Keck, James
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - Although proctocolectomy and ileal pouch surgery is a routine part of modern-day management for complicated ulcerative colitis, these patients are often debilitated and require close and attentive management in the early postoperative period. Here we present a rare but clinically important postoperative complication.
AB - Although proctocolectomy and ileal pouch surgery is a routine part of modern-day management for complicated ulcerative colitis, these patients are often debilitated and require close and attentive management in the early postoperative period. Here we present a rare but clinically important postoperative complication.
KW - Clostridium difficile
KW - Ileal pouch
KW - Proctocolectomy
KW - Ulcerative colitis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.04.021
DO - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.04.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 19217607
AN - SCOPUS:62649094412
SN - 0002-9610
VL - 197
JO - American Journal of Surgery
JF - American Journal of Surgery
IS - 4
ER -