Chronic diarrhea surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgical intervention is not usually recommended for the management of chronic diarrhea. However, depending on the underlying cause, surgery may be required.
Indications
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with chronic diarrhea. Surgical intervention is usually reserved for patients who have failed all medical therapy and when malignancy is suspected on biopsy as the cause of the chronic diarrhea. The decision to operate should be discussed within a multidisciplinary team, and should include appropriate preoperative imaging, patient counseling, optimization of nutritional status, and prophylaxis for thromboembolic events.[1]
References
- ↑ Spinelli A, Allocca M, Jovani M, Danese S (2014). "Review article: optimal preparation for surgery in Crohn's disease". Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 40 (9): 1009–22. doi:10.1111/apt.12947. PMID 25209947.