Mortality after colectomy (elective or emergency) or no colectomy for patients with IBD
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Total or partial colectomy is often necessary at some stage for patients with IBD. Small, short-term studies have reported that mortality after elective colectomy is low, but large, longer-term studies are lacking. Roberts et al., therefore, conducted a large study to compare 3-year mortality after elective colectomy, emergency colectomy or no colectomy in patients hospitalized for IBD.
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