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Surgical Management of Crohn's Disease - cme

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Anastomotic technique• Stapled versus handsewn• 7 trials, 1125 patients (441 stapled,684 handsewn)• Stapled anastomoses associated withsignificantly fewer leaks than handsewn• No difference in other outcomes(stricture, time, bleeding, reoperation,mortality, LOS, abscess, woundinfection)• Side to side versus end to end• Multicenter, RCT• 139 patients per group, 1 yr followup• No difference in endoscopic (40%) orsymptomatic (20%) recurrence rate

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