Infectious colitis surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Salau, M.B.B.S., FMCPaed [2]

Overview

The mainstay of therapy in infectious colitis is medical treatment. However, surgery may occasionally be required in the treatment of complications of infectious colitis such as, massive hemorrhage, perforation, abscess, fulminant infectious colitis and failure of medical therapy.

Surgery

The mainstay of therapy in infectious colitis is medical treatment. Some of the indications for surgery in the treatment of infectious colitis include the following:^[1]^[2]

Massive hemorrhage
Perforation
Peritonitis
Fulminant infectious colitis
Abscess
Toxic megacolon
Stricture
Failure of medical therapy

References

↑ Palle SK, Prasad M, Kugathasan S (2016). “Approach to a Child with Colitis”. Indian J Pediatr. doi:10.1007/s12098-016-2091-5. PMID 27080713.
↑ DuPont HL (2012). “Approach to the patient with infectious colitis”. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 28 (1): 39–46. doi:10.1097/MOG.0b013e32834d3208. PMID 22080825.

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[pmid27080713-1] Palle SK, Prasad M, Kugathasan S (2016). “Approach to a Child with Colitis”. Indian J Pediatr. doi:10.1007/s12098-016-2091-5. PMID 27080713.

[pmid22080825-2] DuPont HL (2012). “Approach to the patient with infectious colitis”. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 28 (1): 39–46. doi:10.1097/MOG.0b013e32834d3208. PMID 22080825.

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