Chronic Inflammatory ⁢Bowel‍ Disease

Crohn’s disease is a chronic ⁢inflammatory ⁢bowel disease⁣ that causes inflammation throughout the intestines, ‌making it one of the most incurable diseases.

If complications such as intestinal blockage or‍ hole formation lead to a large amount of bleeding,‍ surgery will eventually be ​required.

New Surgical Method Developed

A domestic research team​ changed the direction of intestinal stitching during Crohn’s disease⁤ surgery, reducing‍ the complication rate⁢ by half.

The existing surgical ‌method was to cut the intestines and sew the cut‍ portion horizontally, but Asan Medical Center‍ researchers developed a method of⁤ sewing the intestines vertically ⁤at 90 degrees.

This makes the connection area wider than before, so less food or stool accumulates ⁤in the intestines, reducing inflammation and recurrence ​rates.

Study Results

To compare the effectiveness of the two surgical methods, the researchers conducted ⁢an experiment on about 200 Crohn’s disease patients who underwent intestinal resection for three years‌ starting in 2020.

As a result, the complication rate within one month after surgery was reduced by nearly ⁢half⁣ in the patient group that applied the new surgical method.

In particular, the incidence of ileus,​ a‌ blockage of‍ the intestines, was noticeably⁤ reduced by ‌more than two-thirds.

In‌ addition, when comparing various figures such as average hospitalization period and postoperative⁣ bleeding amount, the new surgical method had a better surgical prognosis ⁤and⁣ faster ⁣recovery speed.

Impact on Patients

Crohn’s disease ​has been recognized as a disease⁣ that mainly begins in young people, from​ their teens to their 30s, ​and follows them throughout​ their lives.

Although ​it is a rare disease, it is possible⁢ to lead a​ normal life ‍if treated consistently, and the ‍surgical method developed this time is expected to⁣ improve the quality of ​life after surgery.