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. 1987 Aug;80(8):492–494. doi: 10.1177/014107688708000812

Fulminant ulcerative colitis in late pregnancy and the puerperium.

J B Anderson 1, G M Turner 1, R C Williamson 1
PMCID: PMC1290955  PMID: 3656334

Abstract

Four patients underwent emergency colectomy during pregnancy or the puerperium for complications of ulcerative proctocolitis. Three had inactive colitis at conception, while in the fourth the disease started during pregnancy. Three patients required subtotal colectomy and ileostomy for toxic dilatation during the third trimester or within 5 days of delivery, and the fourth underwent proctocolectomy postpartum for intractable colitis. There were no maternal deaths but 2 of 4 infants died. One child weighing 1.4 kg survived vaginal delivery during the 33rd week of pregnancy, 2 weeks after his mother had undergone emergency colectomy.

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