11Crohn’s Surgery
Crohn’s surgery is a treatment option taken into consideration when patients have a poor response to medication therapy or have severe side effects. Though it is a last resort to treat Crohn’s disease, approximately 75% of people will eventually have surgeries at some point in their lifetime.
The types of Crohn’s disease surgery are various, and the most seen operations include strictureplasty, resection, ileocaecal resection, colectomy, proctocolectomy, etc.
Strictureplasty
Strictureplasty is a process that widens the blockage of a narrowed gut by making a vertical cut and suturing horizontally to close up the openings. The best benefit of strictureplasty is to conserve the complete intestine and avoid complications like short bowel syndrome.
