Rebecca M Rentea, Elizabeth Renaud, Robert Ricca, Christopher Derderian, Brian Englum, Akemi Kawaguchi, Katherine Gonzalez, K Elizabeth Speck, Gustavo Villalona, Afif Kulaylat, Derek Wakeman, Yasmine Yousef, Kristy Rialon, Sig Somme, Donald Lucas, Tamar Levene, Henry Chang, Joanne Baerg, Shannon Acker, Jeremy Fisher, Lorraine I Kelley-Quon, Robert Baird, Alana L Beres
INTRODUCTION: The incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) is increasing. Roughly 20% of all patients with UC are diagnosed in childhood, and children typically present with more severe disease. Approximately 40% will undergo total colectomy within ten years of diagnosis. The objective of this study is to assess the available evidence regarding the surgical management of pediatric UC as determined by the consensus agreement of the American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee (APSA OEBP)...
February 21, 2023: Journal of Pediatric Surgery