Slideshow: Ulcerative Colitis Surgery -- What to Expect

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American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons: "Ulcerative Colitis."
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House: "Ulcerative Colitis."
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America: "Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis."
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America: "Living With Ulcerative Colitis."
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America: "Managing Flares and Other IBD Symptoms."
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America: "Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis."
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US Department of Health & Human Services, National Guideline Clearinghouse: "Practice Parameters for the Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis."
Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on August 05, 2019
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