Surgery for Crohn's Disease

Covers surgery for abscesses and fistulas, small-bowel obstruction, ileorectal anastomosis, proctocolectomy and ileostomy.

About 50% of people with Crohn's disease will have a relapse after surgery. What's being done to lower this rate, and how can relapses be prevented?

Resection surgery is the most common type of surgery used to treat Crohn's disease. Learn more about this type of surgery.

Information about the use of surgery as a treatment for Crohn's Disease.

A list of several people who have had resection surgery for Crohn's Disease, and are available to contact by email.

A list of several people who have had resection surgery for Crohn's Disease, and are available to contact by email.

Covers surgery for abscesses and fistulas, small-bowel obstruction, ileorectal anastomosis, proctocolectomy and ileostomy.