Post-operative prevention and monitoring of Crohn's disease recurrence

Kate E. Lee, Sarah Cantrell, Bo Shen, Adam S. Faye

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Abstract

Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are relapsing and remitting chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Although surgery for UC can provide a cure, surgery for CD is rarely curative. In the past few decades, research has identified risk factors for postsurgical CD recurrence, enabling patient risk stratification to guide monitoring and prophylactic treatment to prevent CD recurrence. A MEDLINE literature review identified articles regarding post-operative monitoring of CD recurrence after resection surgery. In this review, we discuss the evidence on risk factors for post-operative CD recurrence as well as suggestions on post-operative management.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbergoac070
JournalGastroenterology Report
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Crohn's
  • biologics
  • management
  • post-operative
  • recurrence

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