Table 2

Surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis

LT group (N= 50)No-LT group (N=46)p Value
Surgery, patients (%):5 (10%)15 (33%)0.006
 Proctocolectomy + ileostomy3 (66%)8 (53%)NS
 Ileal–anal pouch2 (34%)7 (47%)NS
Indication for surgery
 Acute attack3 (66%)3 (20%)NS
 Dysplasia2 (34%)9 (60%)
 Colorectal cancer0 (0%)3 (20%)
  • LT, liver transplantation; NS, non-significant.