Segmental Colectomy in Ulcerative Colitis

Background: Segmental colectomy in ulcerative colitis is performed in select patients who may be at increased risk for postoperative morbidity.

Objective: To identify patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent segmental colectomy and assess their postoperative and long-term outcomes.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Setting: A tertiary care IBD center.

Patients: Patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent surgery between 1995 and 2022.

Intervention: Segmental colectomy.

Main Outcome Measures: Postoperative complications, early and late colitis, metachronous cancer development, completion proctocolectomy-free survival rates, and stoma at follow-up.