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Penetrating or stricturing diseases are the major determinants of time to first and repeat resection surgery in Crohn's disease.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2013
Pittet Valerie, Rogler Gerhard, Michetti Pierre, Fournier Nicolas, Vader John-Paul, Schoepfer Alain, Mottet Christian, Burnand Bernard, Froehlich Florian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: About 80% of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) require bowel resection and up to 65% will undergo a second resection within 10 years. This study reports clinical risk factors for resection surgery (RS) and repeat RS. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study, using data from patients included in the Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort. Cox regression analyses were performed to estimate rates of initial...
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