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      Complications after intestinal resection in Crohn's disease: laparoscopic versus conventional approach Translated title: Complicações após ressecções intestinais na doença de Crohn: há diferenças entre as vias convencional e videolaparoscópica?

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          BACKGROUND: significant advances in medical therapy for Crohn's disease (CD) occurred in the last 12 years, mainly due to the introduction of anti-TNF therapy. Laparoscopic colorectal surgery represented the most important advance on surgical treatment in the management of CD, as it also had developed in the treatment of other conditions. There is a tendency for lower complication rates after laparoscopic bowel resections as compared to open surgery. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the complication rates after bowel resections for CD between the two approaches in a Brazilian case series. METHODS: this was a retrospective longitudinal study, including CD patients submitted to bowel resections from a single Brazilian Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) referral center, treated between January 2008 and June 2012 with laparoscopic approach (LA) or conventional approach (CA). VARIABLES ANALYZED: age at surgery, gender, Montreal classification, smoking, concomitant medication, type of surgery, surgical approach, presence and type of complication up to 30 days after the procedures. Readmission and reoperation rates, as well as mortality, were also analyzed. Patients were allocated in two groups regarding the type of procedure (LA or CA), and complication rates and characteristics were compared. Statistical analysis was performed with Mann-Whitney test (quantitative variables) and chi-square test (qualitative variables), with p < 0.05 considered significant. RESULTS: a total of 46 patients (25 men) were included (16 submitted to LA), with mean age of 38.1 (± 12.7) years. The groups were considered homogeneous according to age, gender, CD location, perianal disease and concomitant medications. There were more patients with fistulizing CD on the CA group (p = 0.029). The most common procedure performed was ileocolic resection on both groups (56.7% of the CA and 75% of the LA patients - p = 0.566). Overall, total complications (surgical and medical, including minor and major issues) occurred in 60% (18/30) of the CA group and 12.5% (2/16) of the LA group (p = 0.002). Wound infection was the most frequent complication (10/30 on CA and 1/16 on the LA groups). There were 3 deaths in the CA group. Specific analysis of each complication did not demonstrate any difference between the groups regarding abdominal sepsis, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, readmission, reoperations and deaths (p = 0.074). CONCLUSIONS: there was a higher complication rate in patients operated with CA as compared to LA. This was probably due to patient selection for the laparoscopic approach, with severe cases, mostly due to fistulizing abdominal CD, being operated mainly by open surgery. LA tends to be the recommended approach in most cases of non-complicated CD.

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          INTRODUÇÃO: avanços significativos no tratamento medicamentoso da doença de Crohn (DC) ocorreram nos últimos 12 anos, principalmente após a introdução da terapia anti-TNF. A cirurgia laparoscópica colorretal representa um dos maiores progressos no tratamento cirúrgico minimamente invasivo da DC, bem como no manejo de outras afecções. Existe uma tendência a menores taxas de complicações com as ressecções intestinais laparoscópicas quando comparadas a cirurgia convencional. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar e comparar as taxas de complicações após ressecções intestinais na DC entre as duas vias de acesso em uma série de casos brasileira. MÉTODO: estudo retrospectivo longitudinal, incluindo pacientes com DC submetidos a ressecções intestinais em um centro de referência brasileiro em doença inflamatória intestinal (DII), tratados entre janeiro de 2008 e junho de 2012, com cirurgia laparoscópica (CL) ou cirurgia convencional (CC). As variáveis analisadas foram: idade no momento da cirurgia, gênero, classificação de Montreal, tabagismo, medicações concomitantes, tipo de cirurgia, via de acesso, presença e tipo de complicação em até 30 dias do procedimento. Readmissão, reoperações e mortalidade também foram avaliadas. Os pacientes foram alocados em dois grupos de acordo com a via de acesso (CL ou CC), sendo as taxas de complicações comparadas entre si. Análise estatística foi realizada pelos testes de Mann-Whitney (variáveis quantitativas) e chi-quadrado (qualitativas), com p<0.05 considerado significativo. RESULTADOS: No total, 46 pacientes (25 homens) foram incluídos (16 operados por CL), com média de idade de 38,1 (± 12,7) anos. Os grupos foram considerados homogêneos em relação à idade, gênero, localização da doença, DC perianal e medicações concomitantes. Houve predomínio da forma fistulizante no grupo de cirurgias abertas (p = 0.029). O procedimento mais realizado foi a ileocolectomia direita em ambos os grupos (56,7% na CC e 75% na CL - p = 0.566). No total, complicações pós-operatórias (cirúrgicas e clínicas) ocorreram em 60% (18/30) dos casos após CC e 12,5% (2/16) após a CL (p = 0.002). Infecção da ferida operatória foi a complicação mais frequente (10/30 na CC e 1/16 na CL). Ocorreram 3 óbitos no grupo da CC. Em análise individualizada das complicações, não houve diferença entre os grupos em relação a sepse abdominal, infecções urinárias, pneumonia, reinternações, reoperações e óbitos (p=0.074). CONCLUSÕES: houve maior taxa de complicações nos pacientes operados por CC comparado a CL. A seleção de casos para cirurgia laparoscópica provavelmente contribuiu para este resultado, havendo uma tendência a utilização da cirurgia convencional nos casos mais graves, geralmente com DC abdominal fistulizante. A CL parece ser a via de acesso recomendada na maioria dos casos de DC não-complicada.

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          A laparoscopic approach reduces short-term complications and length of stay following ileocolic resection in Crohn's disease: an analysis of outcomes from the NSQIP database.

          Studies to date examining the impact of laparoscopy in resection for Crohn's disease on short-term morbidity have been limited by small study populations. The aim of this study was to establish the impact of the operative approach (laparoscopic or open) on outcomes after ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease.
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            Laparoscopy or conventional open surgery for patients with ileocolonic Crohn's disease? A prospective study.

            Crohn's patients have been considered challenging laparoscopic candidates. The aim of this study was to analyze the short-term and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgery in consecutive patients with ileocolonic Crohn's disease. Patients were enrolled prospectively but not randomized between August 2002 and October 2006. Patients and disease-specific characteristics, intraoperative variables, and short-term and long-term postoperative outcomes were analyzed. Overall, 146 consecutive patients were included in the study: 59 in the laparoscopic operation group and 87 in the open operation group. Laparoscopic patients were younger (P = .001), with a lower body mass index (BMI) (P = .008). Operative time was similar between the 2 groups. Blood loss was less in the laparoscopic group (P = .012), and postoperative blood transfusions were administered only to patients in the open group. Narcotic requirement, which was expressed as days on the IV narcotics and as morphine equivalent, was less in the laparoscopic group (P = .01). Duration of stay was less in the laparoscopic group, 5.5 versus 7.0 days, (P = .001). Using step-wise multiple regression analysis, the use of laparoscopic operation was associated with a lesser hospital stay (P < .05). Complication rates were similar, which included 1 anastomotic leak that required reoperation in each group. At a median follow-up of 19 months, there have been no disease recurrences. In selected patients, laparoscopy leads to a faster recovery without increasing morbidity and without compromising remission. It should be considered a safe and effective alternative to open operation.
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              Video-assisted versus open ileocolic resection in primary Crohn's disease: a comparative case-matched study.

              Despite the technical difficulties, laparoscopic ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease (CD) has become widely accepted in recent years, due to its potential benefits. There are numerous reports concerning the use of laparoscopy in successfully treating CD, including two randomized trials and few comparative studies. For the most part, these reports outline use of laparoscopic approach in primary distal ileal or ileocolic disease, with a careful selection of the patients. The purpose of this comparative case-control study was to point out potential advantages and disadvantages in short- and long-term outcomes of the laparoscopic approach compared with the open one. From January 1999 to January 2004, 200 patients were admitted in our Surgical Unit for complicated primary CD. 100 patients (group 1) underwent a laparoscopic ileocolic resection, 100 patients (group 2), with alike demographic and clinical characteristics, underwent the same procedure using a traditional approach. The incidence of perforative disease was 32 and 40% in groups 1 and 2, respectively. Average operative time was 140 min (range 90-245 min) in the video-assisted group and 98 min (range 65-255 min) in group 2 (P < 0.05). Postoperative morbidity was 6 and 8% in groups 1 and 2, respectively (P = NS). Recovery of peristalsis occurred within 2-3 days in group 1 and 3-4 days in group 2 (P = NS). Median postoperative hospitalization was 7 days (range 5-18 days) in group 1 and 9 days (range 7-22 days) in control group (P < 0.05). The overall rate of surgical relapse of CD was 8 and 13% in groups 1 and 2, respectively (P = NS), at a mean follow-up of 52 and 60 months, respectively. The 1-year surgical recurrence rate was similar (3%) for the two groups. In conclusions, in spite of the technical difficulties, video-assisted surgery for CD offers advantages over laparotomy, including less postoperative pain, reduced postoperative hospital stay, less disability of the patient, and better cosmetic results. Potential advantages are: easier approach for re-resection, lower rate of postoperative adhesions and bowel obstruction, and lower rate of wound complications.
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                Journal
                jcol
                Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro)
                J. Coloproctol. (Rio J.)
                Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia (Rio de Janeiro )
                2317-6423
                September 2013
                : 33
                : 3
                : 139-144
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                [1 ] Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Brazil
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                S2237-93632013000300139
                10.1016/j.jcol.2013.07.002
                2b6185f8-951f-4aa5-88a2-272c67499d59

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                GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
                SURGERY

                Gastroenterology & Hepatology,Surgery
                Crohn's disease,Laparoscopic surgery,Complications,Doença de Crohn,Cirurgia laparoscópica,Complicações

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