Prophylaxis of Crohn's disease recurrence: A surgeon’s perspective
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Dallas D. Wolford; Alessandro Fichera
- Source
- Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Vol 4, Iss 5, Pp 514-520 (2020)
- Subject
- anastomosis
Crohn's disease
medical therapy
prophylaxis
recurrence
Surgery
RD1-811
Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
RC799-869
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2475-0328
Abstract Management of inflammatory bowel disease has evolved extensively in the last three decades. We have learnt a lot about the pathophysiology and natural history of the disease. New effective classes of drugs with the associated potential morbidity have been introduced. New surgical techniques have been popularized leading to a better understanding of the optimal timing of surgery. The result is a very complex subspecialty of gastroenterology and colorectal surgery called the "IBDologist." Only if we manage these complex patients in the context of a multi‐disciplinary team will we be able to obtain outstanding outcomes, specifically with high and sustained remission rates for these patients.