Early surgery in Crohn’s disease a benefit in selected cases

Table 4 Comparison of extent of resection performed in early surgery vs deferred surgery cohorts n (%)

Clinical details	Early surgery (n = 42)	Deferred surgery (n = 62)	P value
Operation
Small bowel resection	5 (11.9)	7 (11.3)	NS
Ileocolic resection	31 (73.8)	30 (48.4)	0.015
Small bowel and segmental colonic resection	3 (7.1)	9 (14.5)	0.352
Small bowel and total colectomy	2 (4.8)	9 (14.5)	0.193
Data unavailable	1 (2.9)	7 (11.3)	0.139
Stoma formation	3 (7.1)	5 (8.1)	NS

NS: Not significant.