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- Myrelid, Pär, et al.
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Complications in surgery for Crohns disease after preoperative antitumour necrosis factor therapy
- 2014
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Ingår i: British Journal of Surgery. - : Wiley. - 0007-1323 .- 1365-2168. ; 101:5, s. 539-545
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The use of biological therapy (biologicals) is established in the treatment of Crohns disease. This study aimed to determine whether preoperative treatment with biologicals is associated with an increased rate of complications following surgery for Crohns disease with intestinal anastomosis. Methods: All patients receiving biologicals and undergoing abdominal surgery with anastomosis or strictureplasty were identified at six tertiary referral centres. Demographic data, and preoperative, operative and postoperative details were registered. Patients who were treated with biologicals within 2 months before surgery were compared with a control group who were not. Postoperative complications were classified according to anastomotic, infectious or other complications, and graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Results: Some 111 patients treated with biologicals within 2 months before surgery were compared with 187 patients in the control group. The groups were well matched. There were no differences between the treatment and control groups in the rate of complications of any type (34.2 versus 28.9 per cent respectively; P = 0.402), anastomotic complications (7.2 versus 8.0 per cent; P = 0.976) and non-anastomotic infectious complications (16.2 versus 13.9 per cent; P = 0.586). In univariable regression analysis, biologicals were not associated with an increased risk of any complication (odds ratio (OR) 1.33, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.81 to 2.20), anastomotic complication (OR 0.89, 0.37 to 2.17) or infectious complication (OR 1.09, 0.62 to 1.91). Conclusion: Treatment with biologicals within 2 months of surgery for Crohns disease with intestinal anastomosis was not associated with an increased risk of complications.
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- Marti-Gallostra, M., et al.
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The role of a defunctioning stoma for colonic and perianal Crohns disease in the biological era
- 2017
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - : TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. - 0036-5521 .- 1502-7708. ; 52:3, s. 251-256
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: A defunctioning stoma is a therapeutic option for colonic or perianal Crohns disease. In the pre-biologic era the response rate to defunctioning in our unit was high (86%), but intestinal continuity was only restored in 11-20%. Few data exist on the outcome of defunctioning since the widespread introduction of biologicals. Material and methods: All patients undergoing a defunctioning stoma for colonic/perianal Crohns disease since 2003-2011 were identified from a prospective database. Indications for surgery, medical therapy, response to defunctioning and long-term clinical outcome were recorded. Successful restoration of continuity was defined as no stoma at last follow up. Results: Seventy-six patients were defunctioned (57 with biologicals) and at last follow up, 20 (27%) had continuity restored. Early clinical response rate (amp;lt;3 months) was 15/76 (20%) and overall response 31/76 (41%). Complex anal fistulae/stenosis were associated with a very low chance of restoring continuity (10% and 0%, respectively), while colitis was associated with a higher chance of restoring continuity (48%). Endoscopic or histological improvement in colitis after defunctioning was associated with a higher rate of restoring continuity (10/16, 63%) compared to no such improvement (4/15, 27%, p=0.05). Those failing biologics had similar chance of restoration as those not receiving biologics, 15/57 (26%) and 5/19 (26%), respectively. Conclusion: Overall response to colonic defunctioning was 41%. Successful restoration of continuity occurred in 27%, but 48% in the absence of perianal disease. Response is appreciably less in the pre-biologic era, so patient and physician expectations need to be managed appropriately.
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