Review Article

Laparoscopic Surgery for Recurrent Crohn's Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of studies included in the paper.

AuthorPublication yearType of comparisonStudy designTotal procedures/procedures for recurrent CD Study populations—other detailsStomaConversion

Wu et al. 1997 Open (70) versus laparoscopic (46) Retrospective 116/10 All ileocolic resections; within the laparoscopic group, subgroup analysis for complex, recurrent, and primary uncomplicated CDNR 11%
Hasegawa et al. 2003 Laparoscopic primary (45) versus recurrent (16) Retrospective 61/16All ileocolonic resections; within the laparoscopic group, subgroup analysis for primary operation open or laparoscopicNR 8.2% (6.7% versus 12.5%)
Uchikoshi et al. 2004 Open (20) versus laparoscopic (23) Retrospective 43/43 Ileocolic resections and stricturoplasty; subgroup analysis for Lap-assisted and HALS NR 69.6%**
Moorthy et al. 2004 Laparoscopic primary (31) versus recurrent (26) Retrospective 57/26Ileocolic resections, subtotal colectomies; within the laparoscopic group subgroup analysis for converted or not-converted procedures NR 28% (13% versus 42%)
Lawes and Motson 2006 First versus second versus third laparoscopic approach to CD recurrence Retrospective 29/29 Ileocolic resections, stricturoplasties, subtotal colectomies, and abdominoperineal resectionNR 0%
Goyer et al. 2009 Patients with complex CD (54) versus patients without complex CD (70) Prospective 124/54 Ileocolic resections and associated procedures: left colectomy, sigmoid suture, duodenal suture, duodenal suture, unplanned splenectomy, and rectovaginal treatment (open group); cholecystectomy, intestinal resection, right and transverse colectomy and oophorectomy, (lap-group)39% versus 9%* 37% versus 14%*
Broquet et al. 2010 Open (33) versus laparoscopic (29) Retrospective 62 Ileocolic resections, stricturoplasties18% versus 24% 31%
Chaudhray et al. 2010 Laparoscopic primary (29) versus recurrent (30) Retrospective 59/30 All ileocolic resections NR 8.5% (10.3% versus 6.7%)
Holubar et al. 2010 Laparoscopic completed (30) versus laparoscopic converted (10) Retrospective 40 All ileocolic resections3% 25%
Pinto et al. 2011 Laparoscopic primary (80) versus recurrent (50) Retrospective 130/50 All ileocolic resections17% versus 10% 23.8% (18.7% versus 32%)
Bandyopadhyay et al. 2011 No comparison Retrospective 27 All ileocolic resectionsNR 7.4%

NR: not reported.
* value < 0.05.
**In 6 patients, laparoscopic-assisted reoperation was converted to hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS).