Surgical care of the pediatric crohn ′s disease patient

Despite the significant advances in the medical management of inflammatory bowel disease over the last decade, surgery continues to play a major role in the management of pediatric Crohn ′s disease (CD). While adult and pediatric Crohn′s disease may share many clinical characteristics, pediatric Crohn′s patients often have a more aggressive phenotype, and the operative care given by the pediatric surgeon to the newly diagnosed Crohn′s patient is very different in nature to t he surgical needs of adult patients after decades of disease progression.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: SI: 26/6 Nov/Dec - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Source Type: research