The incidence of Crohn disease (CD) has been increasing and surgery needs to be
contemplated in a substantial number of cases. The relevant advent of biological treatment …

Surgery is a key feature of IBD management. Up to 70% of patients with Crohn's disease
and 35% of patients with ulcerative colitis will require surgery during the course of their …

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy through a single umbilical incision is an
emerging approach supported by several case series. However, to date, prospective …

Background Crohn's disease has historically been managed medically with sparing use of
surgical resection. With the development of strictures or fistulas, surgical management such …

Background Studies on the outcome of ileocecal resection in pediatric Crohn's disease (CD)
have a limited follow-up and fail to assign predictors of adverse outcomes. Therefore, we …

Background Outcome data for surgery in paediatric Crohn's disease are limited. We report
10 years' experience at a regional paediatric gastroenterology centre. Methods Children …

Abstract Background “Fast-track” management (FT) challenges traditional postoperative
tenets in order to minimize discomfort and optimize inpatient care. We examined the …

AIM: To assess the differences in clinical benefits and disadvantages of single-incision
laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) …

Purpose Ileocecal resection (ICR) is the most frequently performed surgery in paediatric
Crohn's disease (CD) patients. The aim of the study was to compare laparoscopic-assisted …

Objectives About 24% of children with Crohn's Disease (CD) require surgery. In 2003, Kono
et al. described a novel anastomosis reported to decrease the rate of anastomotic CD …