Peri-operative and Post-operative Management of Patients with Crohn ’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Although the number of available therapies for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn ’s disease (CD) continues to expand, a significant portion of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will require surgical intervention. Surgery remains an integral part of the treatment algorithm for patients with UC and CD, and thus multidisciplinary approaches to the perioperative and p ostoperative management of patients with IBD are critical to improving outcomes during these periods. New mechanisms of biologic therapies are emerging and new treatment strategies focused on earlier and potentially more aggressive use of immunosuppressive therapies are advocated in the current trea tment era.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research