Anja Poulsen, Julie Rasmussen, Mads Damsgaard Wewer, Esben Holm Hansen, Rie Louise Møller Nordestgaard, Hans Søe Riis Jespersen, Dagmar Christiansen, Elena Surnacheva, Viviane Annabelle Lin, Nurcan Aydemir, Kari Anne Verlo, Frederik Rønne Pachler, Pernille Dige Ovesen, Kristian Asp Fuglsang, Christopher Filtenborg Brandt, Lars Tue Sørensen, Peter-Martin Krarup, Ismail Gögenur, Johan Burisch, Jakob B Seidelin
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Despite advances in the medical treatment of Crohn's disease (CD), many patients will still need bowel resections and face the subsequent risk of recurrence and re-resection. We describe contemporary re-resection rates and identify disease-modifying factors and risk factors for re-resection. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, population-based, individual patient data cohort study covering 47.4% of the Danish population, including all CD patients who underwent a primary resection between 2010 and 2020...
May 10, 2024: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis