Inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal cancer negatively affects surgery outcomes and health care costs

Inflammatory bowel disease may affect the pathogenesis and clinicopathologic course of colorectal cancer. We sought to characterize the impact of inflammatory bowel disease on outcomes after colectomy and/or proctectomy for a malignant indication.

Source: Surgery - April 6, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Erryk S. Katayama, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Diamantis Tsilimigras, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Yutaka Endo, Emily Huang, Lisa Cunningham, Alan Harzman, Alessandra Gasior, Syed Husain, Mark Arnold, Matthew Kalady, Timothy M. Pawlik Source Type: research