Positive margins and plexitis increase the risk of recurrence after ileocecal resection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clara YzetClémentine RiaultFranck BrazierLucien GradosEric Nguyen-KhacDenis ChatelainCharles SabbaghAnthony BuissonMomar DioufMathurin FumeryPublished in: Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
Inflammatory margins and/or plexitis were associated with postoperative recurrence after ileocecal resection for CD. These elements should be taken into account in future algorithm for prevention of postoperative recurrence.