[Remission of ulcerative colitis after appendectomy: a case report].

Abstract

The inverse correlation of appendectomy and ulcerative colitis is well known, but the effect of appendectomy on the clinical course of ulcerative colitis remains unclear. Although the majority of opinions were negative for the therapeutic advantage of appendectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis, advocates for positive effect of appendectomy have been proposed in a few case reports and a prospective study from Western countries. We herein report a case of ulcerative colitis who experienced clinical remission after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. The patient was 35 year old male and had been managed with immunosuppressant before appendectomy. The very acute change in clinical course and a long period of remission after appendectomy highly suggest the therapeutic effect of appendectomy for ulcerative colitis.

• Authors: Chee Ho Noh, Dae Young Cheung, Tae Ho Kim, Eun Jung Jun, In Kyu Lee, Jin Il Kim, Se Hyun Cho, Soo Heon Park, Joon Yeol Han, Jae Kwang Kim
• Journal: The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi (Korean J Gastroenterol) Vol. 56 Issue 3 Pg. 201-4 (Sep 2010) ISSN: 1598-9992 [Print] Korea (South)
• PMID: 20847611 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Immunosuppressive Agents
• Mesalamine
• Mercaptopurine

Topics

• Adult
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (therapeutic use)
• Appendectomy
• Colitis, Ulcerative (diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
• Colonoscopy
• Humans
• Immunosuppressive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Male
• Mercaptopurine (therapeutic use)
• Mesalamine (therapeutic use)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome