Number 2 - FEBRUARY 2005
CROHN DISEASE - SURGICAL TREATMENT

Kennedy ED, Urbach DR, Krahn MD, Steinhart AH, Cohen Z, McLeod RS. Azathioprine or ileocolic resection for steroid-dependent terminal ileal Crohn's disease? A Markov analysis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Dec;47(12):2120-30.  

Shen B, Fazio VW, Remzi FH, Delaney CP, Bennett AE, Achkar JP, Brzezinski A, Khandwala F, Liu W, Bambrick ML, Bast J, Lashner B. Comprehensive evaluation of inflammatory and noninflammatory sequelae of ileal pouch-anal anastomoses. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan;100(1):93-101 

Hartley JE, Fazio VW, Remzi FH, Lavery IC, Church JM, Strong SA, Hull TL, Senagore AJ, Delaney CP. Analysis of the outcome of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Nov;47(11):1808-15.  

West RL, van der Woude CJ, Hansen BE, Felt-Bersma RJ, van Tilburg AJ, Drapers JA, Kuipers EJ. Clinical and endosonographic effect of ciprofloxacin on the treatment of perianal fistulae in Crohn's disease with infliximab: a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Dec;20(11-12):1329-36.  

Kane SV, Flicker M, Katz-Nelson F. Tobacco use is associated with accelerated clinical recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgically induced remission. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan;39(1):32-5.  

Domenech E, Scala L, Bernal I, Garcia-Planella E, Casalots A, Pinol M, Esteve-Comas M, Cabre E, Boix J, Gassull MA.  [Azathioprine and mesalazine in the prevention of postsurgical recurrence of Crohn's disease: a retrospective study.] Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Dec;27(10):563-7.  

Shen B, Fazio VW, Remzi FH, Delaney CP, Achkar JP, Bennett A, Khandwala F, Brzezinski A, Doumit J, Liu W, Lashner BA. Endoscopic balloon dilation of ileal pouch strictures. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Dec;99(12):2340-7.  

Wedemeyer J, Kirchhoff T, Manns MP, Gebel MJ, Bleck JS.  [Transcutaneous perianal ultrasound (PAUS) for the imaging of fistulas and abscesses in Crohn's disease] Z Gastroenterol. 2004 Nov;42(11):1315-20. German.  

Shatari T, Clark MA, Yamamoto T, Menon A, Keh C, Alexander-Williams J, Keighley M. Long strictureplasty is as safe and effective as short strictureplasty in small-bowel Crohn's disease. Colorectal Dis. 2004 Nov;6(6):438-41.  

Parente F, Sampietro GM, Molteni M, Greco S, Anderloni A, Sposito C, Danelli PG, Taschieri AM, Gallus S, Bianchi Porro G. Behaviour of the bowel wall during the first year after surgery is a strong predictor of symptomatic recurrence of Crohn's disease: a prospective study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Nov 1;20(9):959-68.  

Roy P, Kumar D.  Strictureplasty. Br J Surg. 2004 Nov;91(11):1428-37. Review.  

Lynch AC, Delaney CP, Senagore AJ, Connor JT, Remzi FH, Fazio VW. Clinical outcome and factors predictive of recurrence after enterocutaneous fistula surgery. Ann Surg. 2004 Nov;240(5):825-31.