A case of ulcerative colitis with unusual complications

Summary

A case of ulcerative colitis complicated by acute appendicitis has been reported. H. L. Bockus (1) reports two undiagnosed cases of ulcerative colitis complicated by acute perforated appendicitis found at autopsy. It is unlikely that this complication is as rare as one would gather from the literature. More frequent case reports would give one a better statistical insight as to its true occurrence.