The Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Crohn's Disease in Korean Patients Showing Proximal Small Bowel Involvement: Results from the CONNECT Study
- Title
- The Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Crohn's Disease in Korean Patients Showing Proximal Small Bowel Involvement: Results from the CONNECT Study
- Author
- 한동수
- Keywords
- Crohn disease; Proximal small bowel; Jejunum; Prognosis; General surgery
- Issue Date
- 2018-01
- Publisher
- EDITORIAL OFFICE GUT & LIVER
- Citation
- GUT AND LIVER, v. 12, no. 1, page. 67-72
- Abstract
- Background/Aims: We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of Crohn's disease (CD) in patients who showed proximal small bowel involvement using a nationwide Korean CD cohort. Methods: We reviewed the data from a cohort of patients diagnosed with CD. The clinical outcomes of patients were evaluated according to the presence of proximal small bowel involvement. Results: Among 1,329 patients with CD for whom complete disease location data were available, 222 patients (16.7%) showed involvement of the proximal small bowel. Compared to patients without proximal small bowel involvement, those with small bowel involvement were more likely to display stricturing behavior (19.8% vs 12.7%, p=0.020). The surgery-free survival of patients who showed proximal small bowel involvement was inferior to that of patients without proximal small bowel involvement (10-year surgery-free survival: 58.4% vs 67.7%, respectively, p<0.001). Additionally, upper gastrointestinal involvement was more common in patients with proximal small bowel involvement than in those without involvement (odds ratio, 1.643; 95% confidence interval, 1.008 to 2.677). Conclusions: Proximal small bowel involvement is a poor prognostic factor for the surgery-free survival of Korean patients with CD. Proximal small bowel involvement should be evaluated in patients with CD for predicting long-term clinical outcomes.
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- http://www.gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl16500https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/117045
- ISSN
- 1976-2283; 2005-1212
- DOI
- 10.5009/gnl16500
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