When should prophylactic colectomy be considered in patients with ulcerative colitis?

Bret A. Lashner, MD
Director, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Gastroenterology, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Bret A. Lashner, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, A30, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: lashneb@ccf.org