The Role of Active Inflammation and Surgical Therapy in Crohn’s Disease Recurrence

An altered balance between effector and regulatory factors is supposed to sustain the tissue-damaging immune response in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Several studies demonstrate that severe active inflammation is a strong predictor for surgical complications and recurrence. Indeed, bowel resect...

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Main Authors: S. Ingallinella, M. Campanelli, A. Antonelli, C. Arcudi, V. Bellato, A. Divizia, M. Franceschilli, L. Petagna, B. Sensi, S. Sibio, L. Siragusa, G. S. Sica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2845407