Surgical treatment of colonic Crohn's disease: a national snapshot study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The different surgical options for patients with colonic Crohn's disease (CD) include segmental colectomy, subtotal colectomy or proctocolectomy with end ileostomy. We present a national, multicentre study, promoted by the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery with the aim to collect benchmark data and national variations on multidisciplinary management and postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for colonic CD.

Methods

All adult patients having elective surgery for colonic CD from June 2018 to May 2019 were eligible for participation in this retrospective study. The primary outcome measure was postoperative morbidity within 30 days of surgery.

Results

One hundred twenty-two patients were included: 55 subtotal colectomy, 30 segmental colectomy, 25 pr

SUBMITTER: SICCR Current status of Crohn’s disease surgery collaborative 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8208904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature