Table 2

Treatment and outcome

Patient	Treatment	Hospital stay (days)	Complications	Outcome	Follow up (y)
1	Panproctocolectomy	16	Perforated jejunum, peritonitis, pulmonary embolus	Died	NA
2	Sigmoid colectomy + ileal resection	10	Nil	Well	15 (one rectal bleed)
3	Panproctocolectomy	60	Abdominal dehiscence, pulmonary embolus	Died	NA
4	Sigmoid colectomy	15	Wound infection	Well	4
5	Sigmoid colectomy	15	Wound infection	Well	6
6	Proctocolectomy	21	Malfunctioning stoma	Well	3; died of cardiac failure
7	Sigmoid colectomy	13	Nil	Well	5
8	Sigmoid colectomy	27	Postoperative pyrexia	Well	7
9	Sigmoid colectomy	10	Nil	Well	10
10	Sigmoid colectomy	Not stated	Uneventful	Well	1, then lost to follow up
11	Sigmoid colectomy	Not stated	Uneventful	Well	1, then lost to follow up