Postoperative Safety Profile of Minimally Invasive Ileocolonic Resections for Crohn's Disease in the Era of Biologic Therapy.
Mohamed A Abd-El-AzizSolafah AbdallahGiacomo CaliniHamadelneel SaeedLuca StocchiAmit MercheaDorin T ColibaseanuSherief ShawkiDavid W LarsonPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2022)
This retrospective analysis demonstrates an equivalent postoperative safety profile for patients treated with preoperative anti-TNF, VDZ, or UST versus no biologic therapy within 3 months of MIS-ICR for Crohn's disease. Preoperative biologic therapy may not increase complications after minimally invasive ileocolonic resection in Crohn's disease. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm results.