In a prospective case series, 30 adult patients with ulcerative proctitis underwent an appendectomy, in the absence of history suggestive of previous appendicitis, in order to evaluate its potential therapeutic role [74]. After an appendectomy, the clinical activity index, calculated with the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index, improved significantly in 27 out of 30 patients (90%), while the index remained unchanged in the remaining 3 out of 30 patients (10%) [74]. In addition, 12 of…
Appendectomy and Proctitis