Mesenteric excision surgery or conservative limited resection in Crohn’s disease: study protocol for an international, multicenter, randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The structures of the mesentery including adipose tissue, nerves, and lymphatics play an important role in the pathogenesis and disease progression of Crohn’s disease (CD). Conventional surgical resection for CD usually does not involve resecting the mesentery en bloc with the sp...

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Main Authors: Yi Li, Helen Mohan, Nan Lan, Xiaojian Wu, Wei Zhou, Jianfeng Gong, Bo Shen, Luca Stocchi, J. Calvin Coffey, Weiming Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-4105-x