Characteristic
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Postoperative recurrence (n=12)
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No postoperative recurrence (n=18)
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Age (years) at diagnosis of Crohn’s disease | 11.8 (2) | 12.4 (1.8) |
Age (years) at surgery | 15.3 | 15.4 |
Duration (years) of preoperative Crohn’s disease | 3.5 | 3.2 |
Surgical indication | | |
Perforation | 2 | 1 |
Severe perianal disease | 0 | 1 |
Abscess | 1 | 0 |
Ileocolonic fistula | 2 | 1 |
Intractable pancolitis | 3 | 2 |
Persistent stricture | 9 | 15 |
Ileal | 6 | 14 |
Colonic | 3 | 1 |
Sites of Crohn’s disease | | |
Ileal | 2 | 4 |
Ileocaecal | 2 | 5 |
Ileocolonic | 8 | 9 |
Extent of Crohn’s disease | | |
Perianal | 6 | 6 |
Upper intestine | 12 | 5 |
Faecal diversion | 3 | 4 |
Ileostomy | 2 | 3 |
Sigmoidostomy | 3 | 2 |
Duration (months) of enterostomy | 2.8 | 1.3 |
Immediate postoperative mobidity | 2 | 0 |
Long term surgical complication | 1 | 1 |
Weaning off nutritional assistance (months) | 5.9 | 3.7 |
Weaning off steroids (months) | 4.5 | 1.8 |
Postoperative preventive treatment | 6 | 8 |
Duration (years) of follow up | 8.3 | 5 |