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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2015; 21(15): 4735-4743
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4735
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4735
Clinical literature review of 1858 Crohn's disease cases requiring surgery in China
Qing-Hai Peng, Yu-Fang Wang, Man-Qing He, Cui Zhang, Qin Tang, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Peng QH and Wang YF designed the study; Peng QH, He MQ, Zhang C and Tang Q performed the literature review and summarized and analyzed the data; Peng QH wrote the manuscript; and Wang YF evaluated and edited the manuscript.
Supported by Key Technologies Research and Development Program of China, No. 2012BAI06B03; and National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81270447.
Conflict-of-interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Yu-Fang Wang, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. wangyufang04@126.com
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Received: September 1, 2014
Peer-review started: September 2, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: January 16, 2015
Article in press: January 16, 2015
Published online: April 21, 2015
Peer-review started: September 2, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: November 26, 2014
Accepted: January 16, 2015
Article in press: January 16, 2015
Published online: April 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: There has been no study of the clinical characteristics of a large population of Chinese Crohn’s disease (CD) patients requiring surgery. Based on a literature review, we summarize the clinical characteristics of 1858 patients with CD who underwent surgery in China. The clinical characteristics were generally similar to those reported in the West. However, the rates of surgical complications and misdiagnosis in China were higher than those in Western countries, whereas the rate of CD complicated by tumors and the relapse rate were lower. Further analysis revealed that the surgical outcomes improved during the period examined.