Abstract:Background
High-risk (HR) Crohn’s Disease (CD) is associated with high surgical and progression rates. Therefore, recent ESPGHAN guidelines (GL) suggest starting an early anti-TNFα treatment to modify the natural history of the disease. The aim of our study was to evaluate the surgical rate in a population of HR-CD paediatric patients treated with up-front anti-TNFα agents and long-standing biologic therapy
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