Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 42-56 , March 2007

Indications and Strategies for the Surgery of Crohn’s Disease

  • Victor W. Fazio

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Victor W. Fazio, MD, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195.

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 Fazio VW. Indications and Strategies for the Surgery of Crohn’s Disease. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 5:174-192, 1994

 Crohn’s disease continues to represent a source of significant challenge for patients and physicians alike. This review is global in its scope, authored by an individual generally regarded as one of the most experienced Crohn’s disease surgeons in the world. Indications for operation in various settings and choice of operative approaches are reviewed, with an authoritativeness often absent in such reviews.

PII: S1043-1489(06)00116-3

doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2006.12.009

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