Abstract
Postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease is often inevitable. Certain risk factors such as smoking, young age, and a perforating disease behavior have been identified. Patients running an enhanced risk should be treated with mesalamine or, with higher success rates, with azathioprine. An endoscopic evaluation of the neoterminal ileum 6 to 12 months after surgery provides relevant information predicting the further clinical course and can be used as a guide to adjust medical therapy
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 295-303 |
| Journal | Inflammatory bowel diseases |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
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