Elective Abdominal Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Elective abdominal surgery for inflammatory bowel disease is common. Surgery for Crohn ’s disease is not curative, and treatment must be individualized to the disease process. Surgery for ulcerative colitis generally is curative but consideration of patient-specific factors is important for staging of the procedure and determining whether ileal pouch–anal anastomosis is appropriat e.
Source: Surgical Clinics of North America - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research