Abstract:Objective
The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the risk of post-operative recurrence (POR) after ileocecal resection, the occurrence of surgical complications and identify predictors of these adverse postoperative outcomes in pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD).
Patients and methods
All the children less than 18 years of age with a diagnosis of CD, who underwent primary ileocecal resection for CD between January 2006 and December 2016 in our tertiary centre, were considered for inclusion. Factors rel… Show more
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