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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2015; 21(4): 1182-1188
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1182
Published online Jan 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1182
Optimizing perioperative Crohn's disease management: Role of coordinated medical and surgical care
Jennifer L Bennett, Jonathan E Efron, Susan L Gearhart, Elizabeth C Wick, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
Christina Y Ha, Mark G Lazarev, Division of Gastroenterology, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
Christina Y Ha, Division of Digestive Diseases, the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
Author contributions: Bennett JL, Ha CY and Wick EC contributed to study conception and design, data accrual and interpretation and manuscript writing; Efron JE, Gearhart SL and Lazarev MG contributed to manuscript and revision; all authors have approved the final draft for submission.
Correspondence to: Elizabeth C Wick, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Blalock Room 658, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States. ewick1@jhmi.edu
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Received: June 8, 2014
Peer-review started: June 8, 2014
First decision: July 9, 2014
Revised: July 24, 2014
Accepted: September 18, 2014
Article in press: September 19, 2014
Published online: January 28, 2015
Processing time: 233 Days and 5.1 Hours
Peer-review started: June 8, 2014
First decision: July 9, 2014
Revised: July 24, 2014
Accepted: September 18, 2014
Article in press: September 19, 2014
Published online: January 28, 2015
Processing time: 233 Days and 5.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Adherence to evidence based management of patients with Crohn’s disease requires care coordination and communication between surgeons and gastroenterologists. Surgeons need to facilitate return visits after surgery to the gastroenterologists.