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The risk of later surgery at the anastomotic site following right hemicolectomy for Crohn's disease in a national cohort of 12 230 patients.

Dominic Stephen KingBenjamin CouplandAmandeep DosanjhAndrew ColeNicola J AdderleyRaoul C ReulenPrashant PatelNigel J Trudgill
Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)
Further surgery involving the anastomotic site remains common following index right hemicolectomy for CD. Post-surgical colonoscopy was only undertaken in 22% of patients within suggested timeframes. Increased colonoscopy may lead to a reduced need for surgery if early optimisation of medical therapy is undertaken for recurrence.
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