There was no influence of the previous use of anti-TNF agents in postoperative surgical and medical complication rates in elective intestinal resections for CD. Previous steroids and hypoalbuminemia were associated with higher complication rates. This was the first case series of the literature describing outcomes in exclusively elective operations.

preoperative ADA did not influence the rates of medical and surgical complications after elective intestinal resections for CD. This was the first study to include exclusively patients under ADA therapy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

SUMMARY This study compares the clinical and serological differences between 17 PSS and 17 carefully matched CREST patients. Patients were matched for sex, age by decade, and, importantly, disease duration (112± 9.2 vs. 12*0±9-3 years). Muscular and skin involvement were greater for the PSS groups (p<002) and pulmonary involvement was also greater (p<0O05), at least for non-smoking PSS patients. On the other hand no clinically significant differences were found between groups for other visceral involvement -including comparisons of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal involvement. There were also no laboratory differences except in anti-RNP antibody (p<0-04).