Sometimes the symptoms of a patient’s IBD are bad enough to require surgery.  Sometimes the removal or closure of fistulas is warranted. Crohn’s patients may need portions of their intestines removed. For severe cases of ulcerative colitis, the entire colon and rectum may need to be removed.

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