Place of a Double-barrelled Ileostomy in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease of the Colon : A Preliminary Report

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Thirty-one selected patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease of the colon have been treated during the past five years with double-barrelled ileostomy combined with local steroid treatment of the isolated distal bowel. The aims have been efficient topical therapy, the possibility of conservative surgery to the isolated colon, and the feasibility of restoring the continuity of the bowel subsequently without relapse of the disease. The cases fall into three groups: (1) those with fulminating disease ; (2) those with local bowel complications ; and (3) those with chronic disease in childhood. The results in the second and third groups have been encouraging. In the first group, however, although some patients rapidly responded to treatment, others failed to be controlled. © 1965, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

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Truelove, S. C., Ellis, H., & Webster, C. U. (1965). Place of a Double-barrelled Ileostomy in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease of the Colon : A Preliminary Report. British Medical Journal, 1(5428), 150–153. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5428.150

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