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Colonoscopy-guided therapy for the prevention of post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease.


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SUBMITTER: Candia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8094885 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Colonoscopy-guided therapy for the prevention of post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease.

Candia Roberto R   Bravo-Soto Gonzalo A GA   Monrroy Hugo H   Hernandez Cristian C   Nguyen Geoffrey C GC  

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20200803


<h4>Background</h4>About half of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) require surgery within 10 years of diagnosis. Resection of the affected segment is highly effective, however the majority of patients experience clinical recurrence after surgery. Most of these patients have asymptomatic endoscopic recurrence weeks or months before starting with symptoms. This inflammation can be detected by colonoscopy and is a good predictor of poor prognosis.Therapy guided by colonoscopy could tailor the mana  ...[more]

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