If medication doesn’t help ease severe symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC), your doctor might recommend a proctocolectomy, which is surgery to remove the colon and rectum. The ulcerative colitis ...

If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), your first line of treatment will likely be medication. But even with medication, sometimes symptoms continue to flare, tanking your quality of life along the way.

The most frequently described laparoscopic operations for the management of patients with IBD are restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. For ...

A proctocolectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the large intestine and rectum. This procedure is commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and familial adenomatous polyposis.