Laparoscopic versus Open surgery for small bowel Crohn's disease

Issue: 1
Published: Jan 19, 2011
Abstract
Background Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that most commonly involves the terminal ileum and colon (55 percent). Surgical treatment is required in approximately 70 percent of patients. Multiple procedures and repeat operations are required in 30 - 70 percent of all patients (Duepree 2002) but the disease remains incurable. Laparoscopy has gained wide acceptance in gastrointestinal surgery with potential...
Paper Details
Title
Laparoscopic versus Open surgery for small bowel Crohn's disease
Published Date
Jan 19, 2011
Issue
1
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