Intestinal complications in Brazilian patients with ulcerative colitis treated with conventional therapy between 2011 and 2020

Table 1 Description of most common intestinal complications related to associated diseases (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) or procedures (codes), n (%)

ICs	Description of ICs	Patients (n = 1273)	%	Procedure-related complications		Patients (n = 1125)	%
Associated disease (ICD-10–related complications)				0407020403	Abdominal rectosigmoidectomy	167	15
K62	Other diseases of the anus and rectum	1070	78	0407020390	Body removed – rectum or colon polyps	145	13
C18	Malignant neoplasms of the colon	255	19	0407020063	Partial colectomy	135	12
K59	Other functional intestinal disorders	66	5	0407020209	Enteroctomy and/or resection	128	11
L52	Erythema nodosum	27	2	0407020101	Colostomy	105	9
K56	Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia	3	0.2	0407020128	Dilatation of the anus and/or rectum	91	8
K51	Ulcerative colitis	2	0.1	0407020098	Abdominal colporrhaphy	51	5
C63	Malignant neoplasms of other and unspecified male genital organs	1	0.1	0407020241	Enterostomy closure	50	4
				0407020187	Enteroanastomy	41	4

Enterotomy is surgical incision into the intestine. ICs: intestinal complications; ICD: International Classification of Diseases.