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Crohn’s Anorectal Disease

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Operative Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract

Perianal Crohn’s disease challenges even the most experienced of surgeons who treat inflammatory bowel disease. Malnutrition, poor wound healing, a propensity for recurrence, and the fear of serious anal sphincter impairment haunt both the patient and the surgeon and warrant a conservative approach. Fortunately, many patients with perianal Crohn’s disease can be treated nonoperatively. When definitive surgical procedures are necessary, a number of recent reports have demonstrated that they can be performed with good results (1–5).

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  1. Section of General Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Fabrizio Michelassi MD (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

  2. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Jeffrey W. Milsom MD (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

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Dietz, D.W., Milsom, J.W., Fazio, V.W. (1999). Crohn’s Anorectal Disease. In: Michelassi, F., Milsom, J.W. (eds) Operative Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1396-3_32

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