Surgical management of bowel obstruction caused by Crohn′s disease

Treatment for Crohn′s disease usually involves medication, however, with chronic intestinal inflammation, damaged intestine become fibrotic and finally resulted in bowel obstruction, which need surgical management. In recent years, the basic research, diagnosis and treatment of Crohn′s disease have made tremendous progress. Under the new treatment strategies and technical conditions, surgical technologies and concepts for bowel obstruction caused by Crohn′s disease have been markedly changed. Surgeons should cooperate with clinicians from the departments of gastroenterology, endoscopy, imaging examination and pathology, and the indications and timing for surgical treatment should be strictly controlled. Damage control surgery, fast track surgery and laparoscopic surgical techniques have also been commonly used, which are effective for improving the efficacy of surgical treatment of bowel obstruction caused by Crohn′s disease.