Prognosis after Surgical Treatment of Granulomatous Colitis

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Abstract
IT has become clear that a number of patients with colonie inflammation, many of whom have previously been treated as having ulcerative colitis or one of its variants, actually have granulomatous colitis (Crohn's disease of the colon).1 2 3 4 5 Studies showing a significant correlation between microscopic granulomas in resected specimens of colon and the clinical and x-ray features described as characteristic of granulomatous colitis6 , 7 help to establish this as a valid clinical entity. The recognition of Crohn's disease in the colon and reports of recurrences after its operative treatment have led some to advise extreme caution in the surgical management of these . . .