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During the thirties, resection was considered curative for Crohns disease of the terminal ileum. During the forties however, several studies of longer follow-up after resection were published and it became obvious that relapse was common. In the monograph by van Patter et al (1954) the recurrence rate was 60% following a first resection and as high as 80% after a second or third resection. The successful result of President Eisenhowers operation resulted in the by-pass procedure becoming more popular towards the end of the fifties. During the sixties resection became established as the metod of choice.
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Hellers, G. (1986). Prognostic factors for recurrence of Crohns disease. In: Rachmilewitz, D. (eds) Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 1986. Developments in Gastroenterology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4269-1_14
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