Role of surgery in the management of Crohn’s disease: a case series

Autor: Janaki Krithika Chandramohan, Thangapprakasam Palaniappan, Arun Guru Kalyanasundaram
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2022
ISSN: 2042-8812
Popis: Inflammatory bowel disease is fast becoming a disease of the East. Of all its entities, Crohn’s disease is the most diverse and debilitating due to its nature of transmural granulomatous inflammation. The clinical picture varies according to the disease location and severity. This translates to tailoring the treatment according to individual disease. The management should be predominantly medical since recurrence rates post-surgery are objectionable. But surgery, as a measure to tackle complications under cover of adequate medical and nutritional therapy, can be lifesaving. Herein, we describe a series of seven cases where surgery was crucial in the management of Crohn’s disease.
Databáze: OpenAIRE