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Surgical management of ulcerative colitis may be required in patients with medically refractory disease, toxic colitis, dysplasia, or colorectal cancer. Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is the standard operation for ulcerative colitis. However, other options such as total proctocolectomy with end ileostomy, ileorectal anastomosis, and continent ileostomy remain. This chapter discusses the indications for surgery, surgical techniques, postoperative outcomes, and controversies surrounding surgery for ulcerative colitis.

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Zaghiyan, K.N., Fleshner, P.R. (2022). Ulcerative Colitis: Surgical Management. In: Steele, S.R., Hull, T.L., Hyman, N., Maykel, J.A., Read, T.E., Whitlow, C.B. (eds) The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66049-9_49

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