Risk Factors for Postoperative Recurrence in Korean Patients with Crohn's Disease.
Sung Bae KimJae Hee CheonJae Jun ParkEun Soo KimSeong Woo JeonSung Ae JungDong Il ParkChang Kyun LeeJong-Pil ImYou Sun KimHyun Soo KimJun LeeChang-Soo EunJeong Mi LeeByeong Ik JangGeom Seog SeoPublished in: Gut and liver (2021)
Among the disease characteristics at surgery, younger age, colonic location, and perianal lesions were independent risk factors for surgical recurrence. Postoperative thiopurine treatment significantly reduced the incidence of surgical recurrence.