Short- and medium-term outcomes following primary ileocaecal resection for Crohn's disease in two specialist centres.
Anthony de Buck van OverstraetenE J EshuisS VermeireG Van AsscheM FerranteG R D'HaensC Y PonsioenA BelmansC J BuskensA M WolthuisW A BemelmanA D'HoorePublished in: The British journal of surgery (2017)
Ileocaecal resection achieved durable medium-term remission, but smoking and resection margin positivity were risk factors for recurrence.