Table 2 Emergency complications in inflammatory bowel disease
From: WSES-AAST guidelines: management of inflammatory bowel disease in the emergency setting
Main acute complications Ulcerative Colitis | Main acute complications Crohn's Disease |
|---|---|
Acute severe colitis | Acute severe colitis |
Toxic megacolon | Toxic megacolon |
Uncontrolled bleeding | Uncontrolled bleeding |
Colonic perforation | Free perforation |
Abscess/fistula | |
Intestinal obstruction |