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Minimally Invasive Surgery in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

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Patients undergoing surgery for refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) are at high risk of postoperative complications, mainly due to aggressive immunosuppressive medical therapy, malnutrition, and the nature of the disease. Several efforts have been made during the last two decades to reduce surgical trauma and improve the quality of life of these patients, prominent among them, the increasing use of laparoscopic surgery. This chapter describes our minimally invasive surgical approach to UC patients based on our personal experience, and we will review some of the evidence in the literature.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5031, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Marco E. Allaix M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, 959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Alessandro Fichera M.D. F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Howard M. Ross MD FACS FASCRS

  2. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA

    Sang W. Lee MD, FACS, FASCRS

  3. Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Matthew G. Mutch MD, FACS, FASCRS

  4. North Shore-LIJ Health System, Huntington Hospital, Hofstra University School of Medicine, Huntington, New York, USA

    David E. Rivadeneira MD, MBA,FACS, FASCRS

  5. Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Olympia, Washington, USA

    Scott R. Steele M.D., FACS, FASCRS

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Allaix, M.E., Fichera, A. (2015). Minimally Invasive Surgery in Ulcerative Colitis Patients. In: Ross MD FACS FASCRS, H., Lee MD, FACS, FASCRS, S., Mutch MD, FACS, FASCRS, M., Rivadeneira MD, MBA,FACS, FASCRS, D., Steele M.D., FACS, FASCRS, S. (eds) Minimally Invasive Approaches to Colon and Rectal Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1581-1_31

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