Background. The aim of this prospective study was to elucidate the features, indications, and
surgical treatment in patients affected by complications of Crohn's disease. Methods …

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of uncertain etiology that affects the
entirety of the alimentary tract. Medical therapy is considered to be the treatment modality of …

Objective This study was performed to determine the clinical results of patients with Crohns
disease who require surgical resection. The outcome of patients undergoing initial surgery …

Abstract Between 1970 and 1988, 1379 patients with Crohn's disease were treated at the
University of Chicago. Of these, 639 (mean age, 32.5 years; 322 men, 317 women) required …

Data for 500 patients with Crohn's disease who underwent operations were analyzed (316
patients, 1966 to 1969; 184 patients, 1972 to 1973) by comparison of various anatomic …

The purpose of the study was to determine the overall risk of a permanent stoma in patients
with complicated perianal Crohn's disease, and to identify risk factors predicting stoma …

PURPOSE: Management of perianal Crohn's disease is still controversial, and reports on
large series are very few in the literature. The aim of this multicenter study was to investigate …

Objective: Fissures, fistulas, abscesses, and anal canal stenosis are manifestations of
perianal Crohn disease (CD). There are no known predictors of which patients will fail …

The large majority of patients affected by Crohn's disease require surgery during their
clinical history. Radical resection originally advocated for Crohn's disease does not …

Background: Conservative surgery has become accepted as a useful option for the surgical
treatment of complicated Crohn's disease (CD). Methodts: One hundred thirty-eight …