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Small bowel length in Crohn's disease.

G Slater1, A H Aufses

  • 1Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|August 11, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Patients with Crohn's disease undergoing surgery do not have a shorter small intestine compared to other patients. Bowel length correlates with height, offering encouraging news for those with Crohn's disease.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Human Anatomy

Background:

  • The small intestine length in Crohn's disease patients needing surgery is not well-documented.
  • Crohn's disease can affect nutrient absorption and may impact bowel length.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the small intestine length in patients with Crohn's disease undergoing initial surgery.
  • To compare small intestine length between Crohn's disease patients and a control group.

Main Methods:

  • Measurement of small intestine length during surgery in 25 patients with Crohn's disease.
  • Comparison with small intestine length measurements from patients without Crohn's disease undergoing surgery.

Main Results:

  • The mean small intestine length in Crohn's disease patients was 501 cm.
  • This length was not significantly different from the control group.
  • A positive correlation was observed between patient height and small intestine length in both groups.

Conclusions:

  • Patients with Crohn's disease referred for surgery do not present with a shortened small intestine.
  • Height is a significant predictor of small intestine length, irrespective of Crohn's disease status.

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