More concern are needed on the role of surgical treatment of ulcer colitis

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, refractory disease.The incidence of ulcerative colitis in China is increasing.About 20%~30% of the ulcerative colitis patients need surgical intervention.Ulcerative colitis can be cured by appropriate operation treatment, while the incidence of complications and adverse effects can also be decreased.However, the awareness of surgical treatment for UC is insufficient in China.No surgical treatment guideline of UC exists at present.Ileal pouch anal anastomosis operation is still limited in application, for the proportion of operation is less than 5%.The rate of surgical treatment of UC is far below the developed countries.There is urgent demand on improving the treatment of ulcerative colitis and making standard IPAA operation technique. Key words: Colitis, ulcerative; Surgical Procedures, operative; Colonic pouches