Management of postoperative Crohn's disease.
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 8(7): 811-8, 2014 Sep.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24809283
ABSTRACT
Surgical treatment does not cure Crohn's disease, and postoperative recurrence is a feature of the clinical course of the disease. Ileocolonoscopy remains the gold standard for the surveillance of recurrent Crohn's disease and should be performed 6-12 months after an operation. Many other non-invasive techniques are also useful and complement endoscopy for the early diagnosis of postoperative recurrence. Anti-TNF agents show great efficacy for the prevention of postoperative recurrence, and long-term use can maintain remission. It remains undetermined whether early treatment after postoperative endoscopic recurrence is ultimately as efficacious as prophylactic therapy.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Doença de Crohn
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014