Open AccessPatients with Crohn’s disease have longer post-operative in-hospital stay than patients with colon cancer but no difference in complications’ rate
Author(s) -
S Dich Grandt,
Alaa ElHussuna,
Matteo Frasson,
Baljit Singh,
Gaetano Gallo,
Francesco Pata,
Ionuţ Negoi,
Hans de Wilt,
Ali Raza,
Shuilian Tan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i5.261
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , crohn's disease , colorectal cancer , comorbidity , colonoscopy , gastroenterology , cancer , disease
Right hemicolectomy or ileocecal resection are used to treat benign conditions like Crohn's disease (CD) and malignant ones like colon cancer (CC).