| Theme | Surgical therapy for Crohn's disease -- Essentials for physician | |
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| Title | Cancer development in Crohn's disease patients and treatment strategies | |
| Publish Date | 2010/09 | |
| Author | Hiroki Ikeuchi | Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine / Inframmatory Bowel Disease Center, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Motoi Uchino | Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine / Inframmatory Bowel Disease Center, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Hiroki Matsuoka | Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine / Inframmatory Bowel Disease Center, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Toshihiro Bando | Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine / Inframmatory Bowel Disease Center, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Hirofumi Sasaki | Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Naohiro Tomita | Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Yoshio Takesue | Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Yoshihiro Fukuda | Inframmatory Bowel Disease Center, Hyogo College of Medicine / General Medicine and Community Health Science, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| Author | Takayuki Matsumoto | Inframmatory Bowel Disease Center, Hyogo College of Medicine / Devision of Lower Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] | The number of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) who develop cancer is increasing. In relation to the cases reported in Japan, this type of cancer is frequently associated with anorectal lesions. However, since it is difficult to make an early diagnosis, even by employing all presently available examination methods, the prognosis of affected individuals is poor. On the other hand, the quality of life for patients following a proctectomy has been reported to generally improve. Therefore, it is considered that rectal amputation may become a reasonable long-term option for patients with anorectal lesions, especially rectal stenosis. | |