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Extent of Mesenteric Resection

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Rates of surgery in Crohn’s disease have remained largely unchanged. Indeed, a rather substantial proportion of patients with Crohn’s disease continue to require one of more operations. In addition, the proportion requiring re-operation is also significant with rates varying between 4% and 60%.

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    Miranda G. Kiernan & J. Calvin Coffey

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    Miranda G. Kiernan & J. Calvin Coffey

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Kiernan, M.G., Coffey, J.C. (2019). Extent of Mesenteric Resection. In: Hyman, N., Fleshner, P., Strong, S. (eds) Mastery of IBD Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16755-4_27

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