Principal Investigator: Nicholas Litchin, MD at University of Michigan - C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Background:
The treatment options for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease includes medical and surgical options. Colectomy is a mainstay of treatment for refractory ulcerative colitis, but the option for colectomy for management of refractory Crohn's disease with colonic involvement that is discussed less often. In the existing literature, there has been limited evaluation of characteristics of pediatric patients with Crohn's disease who undergo colectomy.
Purpose & Aims:
This project seeks to characterize how often pediatric patients with Crohn's disease undergo colectomy, and to better define which pediatric patients wind up having a colectomy and the outcomes for these patients so that more robust conversations can be had about potential surgical intervention at the time of diagnosis for pediatric patients diagnosed with Crohn's colitis. A secondary aim will be to analyze the subgroup of patients who undergo diverting ostomy after colectomy or who require re-diversion after colectomy.
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