Outcome of Toxic Megacolon during Pregnancy
Two patients with ulcerative colitis required subtotal colectomy and ileostomy for toxic megacolon during pregnancy. Subsequently, a mucosal proctectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis was performed. These two patients who avoided permanent ileostomies were able to carry normal pregnancies and del...
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Main Authors: | Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre, Jacques Heppell, Claude Potvin, Richard Clermont, Alfons Pomp |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
1990-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/182626 |
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