Management of patients with complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease: Optimal patient flow in the Italian clinical reality
Digestive and Liver Disease(2020)
摘要
Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease (PFCD) is a common, disabling and aggressive phenotype that negatively impacts on the quality of life of affected patients. Its successful treatment is still a struggle for both physicians and patients. Significant advances in the management of this condition have occurred in the last two decades holding promise for a better future. This culminated into the concept of a collaborative multidisciplinary approach using the latest medical therapies combined with modern surgical and endoscopic techniques. Despite this, PFCD management and treatment have not been standardized yet. Thus the gastroenterologist and surgeon have to be familiar with several approaches and/or techniques. The positioning of each therapeutic option will certainly evolve with new data, but for the time being it should be driven by patient’s characteristics, physician’s preference and/or experience, costs and availability in local practice. Additionally, patient’s perception of benefits and risks of treatment may differ from those of physicians and recognition of this difference is a starting point for difficult clinical decision-making.
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Crohn’s disease,Management,Medical treatment,New therapies,Perianal fistulas,Surgical treatment,Stem cells
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