Open AccessDisease recurrence in patients with Crohn’s disease after biologic therapy or surgery: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Sarah Kneißl,
Johannes Stallhofer,
Peter Schlattmann,
Andreas Stallmach
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of colorectal disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1432-1262
pISSN - 0179-1958
DOI - 10.1007/s00384-022-04254-z
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , crohn's disease , surgery , disease , confidence interval , hepatology
Relapse is a problem in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) after medical therapy (including biologics) and after surgery to treat acute inflammation. It is unclear whether the recurrence rate over time is higher after surgical therapy than after continuous drug treatment.