Laparoscopic resection for Crohn's disease: Safety, feasibility and short-time outcomes

Aims: Laparoscopy is a valuable approach to treat Crohn's disease (CD) surgically. This study was designed to evaluate the results of laparoscopic surgery and to compare to the traditional open technique in the treatment of CD. Patients/methods: Between 2005 and 2011 study period subjects consisted of 107 patients who had primary surgical treatment for Crohn's disease, 79 through conventional laparotomy and 28 in whom surgery was via laparoscopic approach. Exclusion criteria of laparoscopic surgery were frozen abdomen, recurrent CD following resection and perforated CD. The short-term outcomes and cosmesis were…