Appendectomy for Therapy-Refractory Ulcerative Colitis

Hey, pediatric surgery, here's an article you should probably know about. In the February 2019 issue of the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, a prospective multicenter study found that removal of the appendix in patients with refractory ulcerative colitis resulted in sustained symptomatic improvement in 30% of patients. There was actually pathologic improvement in 50% of the patients and 17% had complete endoscopic remission. Check out the link below.