Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 76-80, June 2006

Colectomy for Crohn’s Disease, What Operation?

  • David W. Larson, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: David W Larson, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
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  • Bruce G. Wolff, MD

Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.

Colonic Crohn’s disease continues to be a controversial and management dilemma for both gastroenterologist and surgeon. Over the years multiple operations and treatment paradigms have been debated and discussed. Today, the surgical treatment of Crohn’s disease is no less controversial; however, modern surgical techniques and new biologic therapies have provided the patient with new opportunities to address this often chronic disease. Through this review we hope to highlight the data behind what we feel to be the current therapy of choice in the surgical management of colonic Crohn’s disease.

Keywords:  Crohn’s disease , colon , laparoscopic , surgery

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PII: S1043-1489(06)00056-X

doi:10.1053/j.scrs.2006.06.002

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 76-80, June 2006

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