Long‐term outcomes following ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease: does earlier elective resection affect disease recurrence rates?
Dan Assaf,
David Hazzan,
Shachar Laks
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundSurgical resection in Crohn's disease is sometimes the only alternative treating disease complications or refractory disease. The implications of early resection on disease course are still debatable. We aimed to assess the influence of preoperative disease duration on long‐term postoperative disease course.MethodsA retrospective analysis of all Crohn's disease patients who underwent an elective primary ileocolic resection between 2010 and 2021 in a single tertiary medical center. The cohort was divi… Show more
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