the results suggest that there is no advantage to the three-stage procedure except in the following circumstances : when urgent surgery is required for the complications of ulcerative colitis , when malignancy or crohn 's disease can not be ruled out , and when a patient with active colitis has a combination of a low hemoglobin value ( male less than 13.5 g/dl , female less than 11.5 g/dl ) , a low serum albumin level ( less than 40 g/l ) , and is taking oral steroids .
C0009324
ulcerative colitis
C0009319
colitis