Abstract
One hundred operations for Crohn's disease have been reviewed. The 100 procedures were performed on 54 patients. Thirty-four patients had had a single operation, and 20 patients had had the other 66 operations. The patients were classified into four categories: small intestinal disease (n = 17), jejuno-ileocolic (n = 7), colonic (n = 5) and classical ileocolic (n = 25). These categories had differing disease severity, symptomatology and re-operation rates. The distribution of the disease in Northern New Zealand seems similar to that elsewhere. Whereas a small number of patients may have a large number of complications and recurrences and a prolonged stay in hospital, the majority of patients can have safe and effective surgery for Crohn's disease. This is particularly true for patients with ileocolic disease and who have a limited ileocolic resection.
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