The following statement(s) is/are true concerning the surgical management of Crohn’s disease.
A. Strictureplasty, although offering short-term benefits, is associated with a higher rate of recurrence when compared to resection
B. Frozen section examination of the margin of resection is essential to prevent both recurrent disease and early anastomotic complications
C. Conservative margins of resection are appropriate, resecting only grossly involved segments of bowel
D. Patients with Crohn’s disease confined to the colon may be treated with total proctocolectomy with construction of an ileal-anal pouch anastomosis
Answer:C
The following statement(s) is/are true concerning the surgical management of Crohn’s disease.
A. Strictureplasty, although offering short-term benefits, is associated with a higher rate of recurrence when compared to resection B. Frozen section examination of the margin of resection is essential to prevent both recurrent disease and early anastomotic complications C. Conservative margins of resection are appropriate, resecting only grossly involved segments of bowel D. Patients with Crohn’s disease confined to the colon may be treated with total proctocolectomy with construction of an ileal-anal pouch anastomosis