Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Early or late surgery for patients with ileocecal Crohn's disease?

  • Practice Point
  • Published:

From Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology

View current issue Sign up to alerts

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Tilney HS et al. (2006) Comparison of laparoscopic and open ileocecal resection for Crohn's disease: a metaanalysis. Surg Endosc 20: 1036–1044

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Cosnes J et al. (2005) Impact of the increasing use of immunosuppressants in Crohn's disease on the need for intestinal surgery. Gut 54: 237–241

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Kennedy ED et al. (2004) Azathioprine or ileocolic resection for steroid-dependent terminal ileal Crohn's disease? A Markov analysis. Dis Colon Rectum 47: 2120–2130

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The synopsis was written by Rachel Jones, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. PP Tekkis is a Senior Lecturer and an Honorary Consultant Surgeon and RJ Nicholls is Visiting Professor of Colorectal Surgery and Emeritus Consultant Surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK.,

    Paris P Tekkis & R John Nicholls

Authors
  1. Paris P Tekkis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R John Nicholls
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Paris P Tekkis.

Ethics declarations

Competing interests

The authors declare no competing financial interests.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Tekkis, P., Nicholls, R. Early or late surgery for patients with ileocecal Crohn's disease?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 304–305 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1143

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1143

  • Springer Nature Limited

Search

Navigation