Laparoscopic treatment for IBD

Introduction: With the development of the technique of laparoscopic surgery laparoscopic bowel surgery gains wider acceptance. Patients suffering from IBD are usually young and potentially need more than one surgery during their life. Thus the use of minimally invasive surgery is justified. Patients: Between October 2008 and February 2010 we performed 31 laparoscopic colorectal operations. Amongst these we operated 5 patients for inflammatory bowel disease –4 for Crohn's disease and 1 for ulcerative colitis. The indication was bowel obstruction, fistula or abscess formation. We performed 2 ileocoecal resections,…