Increasing Rates of Bowel Resection Surgery for Stricturing Crohn's Disease in the Biologic Era.
Kush FansiwalaEllen J SpartzAndrew R RoneyMary R KwaanJenny S SaukPo-Hung ChenBerkeley N LimketkaiPublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2024)
In the era of biologics, our findings demonstrate a decreasing annual rate of CD-related bowel resections but an increase in resection for obstructive indication. Our findings highlight the effect of medical therapy on surgical rates overall but suggest limited impact of current medical therapy on need of resection for stricturing disease.