About IBD Surgery
IBD surgery is needed for ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease when medicines fail or complications such as obstruction, perforation, abscess or fistula occur.
Surgery is planned with gastroenterologists, and in ulcerative colitis, removing the colon can be curative. Nutrition and optimising medicines before surgery improve results.
This page is general information, not medical advice. Fees, availability and outcomes vary by doctor and hospital.
Conditions Treated
Ulcerative colitis
Crohn's disease
Strictures
Fistulas
Bowel perforation
Related Diseases
Severe ulcerative colitis
Crohn's stricture
Perianal Crohn's disease
Toxic megacolon
Symptoms to Watch For
Severe bloody diarrhoea
Bowel obstruction
Perianal abscess
Weight loss
Procedures & Treatments
Colectomy
J-pouch surgery
Stricturoplasty
Fistula surgery