Back to Healio CHICAGO — Patients who underwent ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease had a 33% lower risk for hospitalization, repeat surgery, systemic corticosteroid exposure and perianal ...

of terminal ileum. The ileocecal valve and colon are intact. This patient is of additional interest in that gastric hypersecretion followed the resection and was corrected by pyloroplasty and ...

from the proximal line of resection extended to involve the ileal surface of the ileocecal valve. This zone measured 3.3 cm. in length and also completely encircled the bowel lumen. Between these ...

Back to Healio Laparoscopic ileocecal resection is a cost-effective alternative to Remicade therapy for the treatment of ileocecal Crohn’s disease, according to results of a randomized ...

With Crohn’s disease, they usually form on the lower part of the small intestine (ileum) and the valve between the small and large intestines (ileocecal ... a small bowel resection, in which ...

Massive small bowel resection is usually a last resort surgical ... to 15 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve. The two remaining portions of intestine were then joined by end-to-end anastomosis.

A perioperative enhanced recovery protocol significantly improved the postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing ileocecal resection for Crohn's disease, speeding discharge readiness and ...