Mortality Associated With Medical Therapy Versus Elective Colectomy in Ulcerative Colitis

Mortality Associated With Medical Therapy Versus Elective Colectomy in Ulcerative Colitis

Meenakshi Bewtra, MD, MPH, PhD; Craig W. Newcomb, MS; Qufei Wu, MS; Lang Chen, PhD; Fenglong Xie, MS; Jason A. Roy, PhD; Cary B. Aarons, MD; Mark T. Osterman, MD, MSCE; Kimberly A. Forde, MD, MHS; Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH; and James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE