Imaging Features Associated With Failure of Nonoperative Management of Intraabdominal Abscesses in Crohn Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intraabdominal abscess management decisions in the treatment of Crohn disease (CD) can be challenging. Our aim was to determine the effect of clinical, medication use, and imaging disease characteristics on the need for future surgical management.

Methods

A retrospective chart review was performed in patients with CD hospitalized for abscess confirmed by imaging between 2008 and 2016. Selection criteria included nonoperative management with intravenous antibiotics at the index hospitalization and a minimum of 2 years of follow up. Demographic, disease, and medication history were extracted from electronic medical records. Radiographic disease features were assessed by an expert abdominal radiologist, blinded to clinical data. The primary outcome was resection of t

SUBMITTER: Perl D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6855277 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature