Abstract The Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) promoted the project reported
here, which consists of a position statement of Italian colorectal surgeons to address the …

Purpose For some surgical conditionns and scientific questions, the “real world”
effectiveness of surgical patient care may be better explored using a multi-institutional time …

Aim There is a requirement of an expansive and up to date review of surgical management
of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can dovetail with the medical guidelines produced …

Background Anastomotic leak (AL) after ileocolic anastomosis influences morbidity,
mortality, length of hospitalization and costs. This study analyzes risk and protective factors …

A limited ileocaecal resection is the most frequently performed procedure for ileocaecal CD
and different anastomotic configurations and techniques have been described. This …

Background Early surgical resection is an emerging concept for patients with ileocaecal
Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to compare postoperative outcomes after …

Background In patients with active Crohn's disease (CD), treatment of intra-abdominal
abscess usually comprises antibiotics and radiologically guided percutaneous drainage …

Purpose The study examined whether urgency of surgical intervention affects postoperative
outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) undergoing bowel resection. Method The …

Management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] has become increasingly
complex, but at the same time very exciting and challenging. For a long time, surgery in IBD …

Introduction Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of a multifactorial
pathogenesis. Recently numerous genetic variants linked to an aggressive phenotype were …