The risk of disabling surgery and reoperation in Crohn’s disease – A decision tree-based approach to prognosis

摘要

IntroductionCrohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease known to carry a high risk of disabling and many times requiring surgical interventions. This article describes a decision-tree based approach that defines the CD patients’ risk or undergoing disabling events, surgical interventions and reoperations, based on clinical and demographic variables.