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Impact of smoking on disease phenotype and postoperative outcomes for Crohn's disease patients undergoing surgery.
Langenbeck's archives of surgery - 1 Jan 2013
Joyce Myles R, Hannaway Christine D, Strong Scott A, Fazio Victor W, Kiran Ravi P
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AIM: Whether smoking affects disease distribution, phenotype, and perioperative outcomes for Crohn's disease (CD) patients undergoing surgery is not well characterized. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of smoking on disease phenotype and postoperative outcomes for CD patients undergoing surgery METHODS: Prospectively collected data of CD patients undergoing colorectal resection were evaluated. CD...
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