A 28-year-old man complains of abdominal pain and fever. The physician orders an abdominal CT scan which reveals inflammation of the large bowel. He is worked-up for inflammatory bowel disease and is diagnosed to have Crohn disease. What is the most common indication for surgery in such patients?
Correct Answer: Fistulas
Description: Fistulas formed between the large bowel and other segments of intestine, the bladder, the urethra, the vagina or the skin, are the most common indication for surgery in patients of Crohn's disease. Other options like massive bleeding, toxic megacolon, malignancy are also indications for surgery in inflammatory bowel disease.
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