Hepatic Cirrhosis as a Complication of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis

Article1 April 1947HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS AS A COMPLICATION OF CHRONIC ULCERATIVE COLITISHENRY J. TUMEN, A.B., M.D., F.A.C.P., J. FREDERICK MONAGHAN, A.B., M.D., EMIL JOBB, M.D.HENRY J. TUMEN, A.B., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, J. FREDERICK MONAGHAN, A.B., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EMIL JOBB, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-4-542 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThat form of colitis which is generally called "chronic ulcerative colitis" is one in which a great many complications arise. This is not surprising in view of its chronicity, the marked structural changes which develop in the colon, the opportunity these afford for the spread of infection through the bowel wall, and the nutritional deficiencies which are so common during the prolonged course of the disease.Most of the complications of chronic ulcerative colitis involve the colon itself, or the perirectal tissues, and include such well recognized conditions as polyposis, stricture of the colon, carcinoma of the colon, and perirectal...Bibliography BARGEN JA: The modern management of colitis, 1943, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Ill. Google Scholar BARGENJACKMANKERR JARJJG: Studies on the life histories of patients with chronic ulcerative colitis (thrombo-ulcerative colitis), with some suggestions for treatment, Ann. Int. Med., 1938, xii, 339. Google Scholar BENEDICT EB: Peritoneoscopy in liver disease, New England Jr. Med., 1944, ccxxx, 125. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Presented at the Twenty-Seventh Annual Session, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, May 15, 1946.The majority of the patients reported in this paper were studied in the wards of the Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, on the service of Dr. H. L. Bockus. We wish to thank Dr. Bockus for kindly permitting us to report these cases.The peritoneoscopic examinations mentioned in the case reports were performed by Dr. Wilbur W. Oaks. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBenign ulcers of the greater curvature: Associated with ulcerative colitis and cirrhosis of the liverHepatobiliary disordersControl of TuberculosisLiver Disease in Ulcerative ColitisLiver Disease in Ulcerative Colitis I. Analysis of Operative Liver Biopsy in 138 Consecutive Patients Having ColectomyM. N. 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