Influence of latero-lateral versus end-to-end ileo-ascendostomy on recurrence and complications after ileocaecal resection in patients with Crohn's disease

Completed

• Conditions: Crohn's disease; Digestive System; Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]

• Registration Number: ISRCTN45665492
• Lead Sponsor: Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 224

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex
2. Ileal stenosis or stricture due to Crohn's disease with indication for ileocaecal resection or right hemicolectomy
3. First perianastomotic relapse of bowel inflammation with indication for surgical resection

Exclusion Criteria

1. Other intestinal inflammation due to Crohn's disease
2. Aged less than 18 years
3. Pregnancy
4. Given or assumed indication for post-operative medication with azathioprine
5. Impossibility of post-operative dose reduction for cortisone medication

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified