Crohn's disease - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Synonyms
- Terminal ileitis
- Regional enteritis
- Granulomatous colitis
- Crohns disease
Causes
Effects
Parents
Treatments
Description
- "White females
75% will need surgery.
COMPLICATIONS
Acute complications
Perforation
Haemorrhage
Chronic subacute complications
Abscess
Fistula
Obstruction
Treatment Aim - conserve bowel .
Strictures- Limited resection.
Drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses
Ileostomy to de-function inflamed bowel
Subtotal colectomy + permanent ileostomy."