Acute Ulcerative Colitis, Thrombocytopenia, and Venous Thromboembolism Treated With Combined Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Colectomy
Gastroenterology, General SurgeryAhmed Dehal, MD, MPH, Sunal Patel, MD, Samir Johna, MD, Patrick Nguyen, MDDepartment of General Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, CA, USA (all authors). ABSTRACT Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and venous thromboembolism are rare but known complications of ulcerative colitis. Although several case studies have examined the treatment options available for ulcerative colitis patients presenting with immune […]