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- Title
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: the Surgical Perspective.
- Authors
SOCEA, Bogdan; DUMITRESCU, Dan; BRATU, Ovidiu Gabriel; CARAP, Alexandru Constantin; BADIU, Dumitru Cristinel; BOLOCAN, Alexandra; PADURARU, Dan Nicolae; MISCHIANU, Dan; CONSTANTIN, Vlad Denis
- Abstract
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), namely Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are relatively rare diseases in our country, known as a low prevalence geographic region. IBD are a multidisciplinary problem, that implies gastroenterologists, as well as surgeons. Surgical management in inflammatory bowel disease is often impaired by a high complication rate and a significant recurrence rate, specific mostly for Crohn's disease. Indications for surgery include failure of medical therapy (including delayed puberty for young patients and drug intolerance), toxic megacolon, bowel perforation, obstruction, enteric fistula and abdominal or perianal abscess. Advances in medical treatment options for IBD are continuously accumulating. However, a large number of patients still require surgical procedures during lifetime.
- Subjects
INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; CROHN'S disease; ULCERATIVE colitis; INTESTINAL perforation; BOWEL obstructions; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Medicina Moderna, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
1223-0472
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31689/rmm.2019.26.1.13