Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	26174
Country	United States

Received	2016-03-29 15:47
Peer-Review Started	2016-04-05 08:24
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Update on medical and surgical options for patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis: What is new?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rachel E Andrew and Evangelos Messaris
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Rachel E Andrew, MD, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, the Pennsylvania State University, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, United States. randrew@hmc.psu.edu
Key Words	Acute severe ulcerative colitis; Colectomy; Corticosteroids; Infliximab; Cyclosporine; Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis
Core Tip	The numerous avenues of medical and sur-gical therapy have allowed for great advances in the treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis. In this era of options, it is important to maintain a global view, utilize corticosteroids and rescue therapy when indicated, and then maintain an appropriate threshold for surgery. Colectomy remains a viable and often life-saving treat-ment and should not be viewed as the “therapy of last resort”.
Publish Date	2016-09-25 14:53
Citation	Andrew RE, Messaris E. Update on medical and surgical options for patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis: what is new? World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8(9): 598-605
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v8/i9/598.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v8.i9.598

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