Crohn's disease (CD) is a well-known idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterised by transmural inflammation which can ordinarily affect all the gastrointestinal tract. Its true aetiology is unknown, and a causal therapy is not available to date. The most peculiar aspect of CD lies in its absolute heterogeneity, as we might face various scenarios, locations of the disease, pathologic behaviours, and severity of the disease itself. For these reasons, the cornerstone for the treatment of CD lies in a complex multimodal management, requiring close collaborations among surgeons, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and staff nurses. Advances in surgical and medical therapy are changing the course of the disease. Nowadays, the introduction of both laparoscopy and novel surgical techniques, the improvement of recovery pathways, and the opening of new frontiers are allowing healthcare professionals to deal with complex and recurrent scenarios, trying to spare bowel and anal function, thus ensuring a better quality of life for the patient. Given the heterogeneity and complexity of this disease, it would be impractical to encompass all the aspects of surgical management of CD. This review will address areas that are considered to be hot topics, controversies, challenges, and novelties: thus, we will focus on complex ileocecal disease, surgical strategies, and fistulising perianal conditions.

Novel Approaches to Ileocolic and Perianal Fistulising Crohn's Disease / Luglio, Gaetano; Cassese, Gianluca; Amendola, Alfonso; Rispo, Antonio; Maione, Francesco; De Palma, Giovanni Domenico. - In: GASTROENTEROLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. - ISSN 1687-6121. - 2018:(2018), p. 3159543. [10.1155/2018/3159543]

Novel Approaches to Ileocolic and Perianal Fistulising Crohn's Disease

Luglio, Gaetano;Cassese, Gianluca;Amendola, Alfonso;Rispo, Antonio;Maione, Francesco;De Palma, Giovanni Domenico
2018

Abstract

Crohn's disease (CD) is a well-known idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterised by transmural inflammation which can ordinarily affect all the gastrointestinal tract. Its true aetiology is unknown, and a causal therapy is not available to date. The most peculiar aspect of CD lies in its absolute heterogeneity, as we might face various scenarios, locations of the disease, pathologic behaviours, and severity of the disease itself. For these reasons, the cornerstone for the treatment of CD lies in a complex multimodal management, requiring close collaborations among surgeons, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and staff nurses. Advances in surgical and medical therapy are changing the course of the disease. Nowadays, the introduction of both laparoscopy and novel surgical techniques, the improvement of recovery pathways, and the opening of new frontiers are allowing healthcare professionals to deal with complex and recurrent scenarios, trying to spare bowel and anal function, thus ensuring a better quality of life for the patient. Given the heterogeneity and complexity of this disease, it would be impractical to encompass all the aspects of surgical management of CD. This review will address areas that are considered to be hot topics, controversies, challenges, and novelties: thus, we will focus on complex ileocecal disease, surgical strategies, and fistulising perianal conditions.
2018
Novel Approaches to Ileocolic and Perianal Fistulising Crohn's Disease / Luglio, Gaetano; Cassese, Gianluca; Amendola, Alfonso; Rispo, Antonio; Maione, Francesco; De Palma, Giovanni Domenico. - In: GASTROENTEROLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. - ISSN 1687-6121. - 2018:(2018), p. 3159543. [10.1155/2018/3159543]
Novel Approaches to Ileocolic and Perianal Fistulising Crohn's Disease / Luglio, Gaetano; Cassese, Gianluca; Amendola, Alfonso; Rispo, Antonio; Maione, Francesco; De Palma, Giovanni Domenico. - In: GASTROENTEROLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. - ISSN 1687-6121. - 2018:(2018), p. 3159543. [10.1155/2018/3159543]
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