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. 1962 Dec;3(4):306–311. doi: 10.1136/gut.3.4.306

The management of fulminant ulcerative colitis

N D Gallagher, S J M Goulston, N Wyndham, William Morrow
PMCID: PMC1413385  PMID: 13960354

Abstract

This paper describes the management of 23 patients with fulminant ulcerative colitis, 22 of whom had early surgery when medical treatment was unsuccessful. There were two deaths, a mortality of 9%.

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