Preventing postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease
β Scribed by N. R. BORLEY; N. J. MORTENSEN; D. P. JEWELL
- Book ID
- 108677565
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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Postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease is often inevitable. Certain risk factors such as smoking, young age, and a perforating disease behavior have been identified. Patients running an enhanced risk should be treated with mesalamine or, with higher success rates, with azathioprine. An en-dosco
## Background: Postoperative recurrence (PR) occurs early after intestinal resection in ΟΎ75% of Crohn's disease (CD) patients. No well-established strategy for long-term PR prevention is available. The aim was to prospectively evaluate the long-term endoscopic and clinical outcomes of postoperative