Crohn Disease
- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are among the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases.
- Although surgeons still have no medical and surgical therapies which will be used for curing Crohn’s disease.
- There are some treatments which can limit symptoms and complications.
- Typically, patients suffering from Crohn’s disease are prescribed medications which are used for reducing inflammation.
- Surgical approaches are generally only applied to manage complications of the disease which are not curable with medications.
- The surgeons in the Division of Colon as well as Rectal Surgery at Tufts Medical Center are professionalized in attempting these surgical approaches when issues like:- Toxic colitis, fistulas, abdominal abscesses,obstruction, bowel perforation,severe bleeding,cancer and precancerous changes development.
Ulcerative colitis
- Ulcerative colitis is mostly cured through lifestyle changes and medication.
- When these procedures do not treat the conditions, if there are warning signs of cancer and if a patient is suffering from serious complications and is not able to tolerate medications and surgical consultation may be required.
- For a person with ulcerative colitis the risk of bowel cancer only expands once a person has had signs of the disease for 8-10 years.
- It also depends upon how much of the person’s bowel is affected. If UC damages the entire colon then the risk shown to be greater than if it only destroys a small amount.
- If a person just has UC in their rectum Or proctitis then the risk is little or no more than for the general population.
