Sunday, May 2, 2010

Crohn's Disease Surgery - Is Surgery Your Only Hope?

By Bob Redoubt

A person will only be offered Crohn's disease surgery where they are not responding to regular treatments or medicines. Also, when it is discovered that problems and severe side effects occur due to medicines, Crohn's disease surgery may be selected as a form of therapy.

Fistulas, ulcers and abscesses can sometimes lead to barriers making surgery the only option available for sufferers. Every individual is different and will experience Crohn's in a different way. You should be consulting a doctor if you believe that you are experiencing any Crohn's type symptoms.

When medical doctors suggest surgery for Crohn's disease, what are the types of surgery available? Below we take a closer look at a few of the more common types of recommended surgeries that doctors may propose to their patients.

1. Resection - A practice for treating Crohn's that is simple to complete. Diseased parts of the intestine are detached and the remaining healthy ends are reattached together. Problems with this method include the possibility of multiple surgeries to remove all affected areas.

2. Strictureplasty - This particular form of Crohn's disease surgery does not require any part of the intestine to be removed. Instead the surgeon will make an opening lengthways down the intestine and then sews it across, so making the intestine much wider and help with the obstruction. If a individual has had resections before or they are in the process of doing so, this surgery will be performed on the person. The aim of the surgeon when choosing this surgery is to save as much of the intestine as possible.

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