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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2016; 8(7): 492-500
Published online Jul 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i7.492
Published online Jul 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i7.492
Table 1 Demographic and clinical data n (%)
| Initial medical therapy (n = 115) | |||||
| Clinical details | Early surgery (n = 42) | IMT (n =115) | P value | DS (n = 62)1 | P value |
| Gender M:F | 22:20 | 50:65 | 0.531 | 24:38:00 | 0.227 |
| Age at diagnosis (yr), median (IQR) | 34.5 (24-46) | 24 (19-33) | 0.0001 | 23.5 (18.25-31.75) | 0.006 |
| Smoking | 15 (35.7) | 43 (37.4) | 0.852 | 25 (40.3) | 0.685 |
| Phenotype | |||||
| B1 (non-stricturing) | 3 (7.1) | 38 (36.2) | 0.001 | 4 (6.5) | 0.968 |
| B2 (stricturing) | 17 (40.5) | 26 (24.8) | 24 (38.7) | ||
| B3 (penetrating) | 22 (52.4) | 41 (39.0) | 34 (54.8) | ||
| Location | |||||
| L1 (ileal) | 28 (66.7) | 25 (24.5) | 0.0001 | 17 (26.3) | 0.0001 |
| Perianal disease | 0 | 6 (5.2) | 3 (4.8) | ||
| L3 (ileocolonic) | |||||
| Perianal disease | 14 (33.3) | 74 (69.4) | 45 (70.2) | ||
| 5 (11.9) | 40 (34.8) | 16 (25.8) | |||
- Citation: An V, Cohen L, Lawrence M, Thomas M, Andrews J, Moore J. Early surgery in Crohn’s disease a benefit in selected cases. World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8(7): 492-500
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v8/i7/492.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v8.i7.492