Ulcerative Colitis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Poggioli, Gilberto (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Updates in Surgery,
• Subjects: Rectum-Surgery .; Minimally invasive surgery.; Surgical oncology.; Surgery.; Gastroenterology .; Radiology.; Colorectal Surgery.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.; Surgical Oncology.; General Surgery.; Gastroenterology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

This book reviews the latest advances in treating ulcerative colitis. Its structure is designed to reflect the natural presentation of the disease; accordingly, it starts with the symptoms and the clinical picture, before addressing the use of radiological and endoscopic studies that are performed t...

Table of Contents:

• 1. History of the ulcerative colitis
• 2. Presentation and nature course of the ulcerative colitis
• 3. Diagnosis: imaging techniques
• 4. Diagnosis: the role of the endoscopy
• 5. Diagnosis: morphology and histopathological characteristics
• 6. Medical treatment: Does the traditional therapy still have a role?
• 7. Medical treatment: the new therapies and future prospects
• 8. Surgical treatment: evolution
• 9. Surgical treatment: how has the timing of surgery changed
• 10. Surgical treatment: Indication and techniques
• 11. Surgical treatment: Role of laparoscopy and new minimally invasive techniques
• 12. Outcomes: results and quality of life after surgery
• 13. Outcomes: long-term complications after surgery (pouchitis, pre-pouch ileitis, megapouch)
• 14. Outcomes: Management and treatment for fistula after pouch formation .