TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
AU - Strong, Scott A.
AU - Fazio, Victor W.
PY - 1999/8/19
Y1 - 1999/8/19
N2 - Although laparotomy with resection remains the treatment of choice for most patients who require surgery for intestinal Crohn's disease, mounting evidence supports the safety and efficacy of less traditional approaches and procedures (ie, laparoscopy, strictureplasty). In contrast to the approach to intestinal disease, many centers are advocating a more aggressive operative approach to perianal Crohn's disease. Over the past few years, restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis has emerged as the operation of choice for most patients requiring surgery for ulcerative colitis. As experience with the operation grows, patient selection, technical features, and management of postoperative complications are being more clearly defined and optimized.
AB - Although laparotomy with resection remains the treatment of choice for most patients who require surgery for intestinal Crohn's disease, mounting evidence supports the safety and efficacy of less traditional approaches and procedures (ie, laparoscopy, strictureplasty). In contrast to the approach to intestinal disease, many centers are advocating a more aggressive operative approach to perianal Crohn's disease. Over the past few years, restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis has emerged as the operation of choice for most patients requiring surgery for ulcerative colitis. As experience with the operation grows, patient selection, technical features, and management of postoperative complications are being more clearly defined and optimized.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001574-199907000-00009
DO - 10.1097/00001574-199907000-00009
M3 - Article
C2 - 17023966
AN - SCOPUS:0032802605
VL - 15
SP - 326
EP - 330
JO - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
JF - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
SN - 0267-1379
IS - 4
ER -