23rd April 2024

A 31-year-old woman presents with increasing abdominal pain. She is known to have Crohn’s disease

A 31-year-old woman presents with increasing abdominal pain. She is known to have Crohn’s disease and is not compliant with treatment. CT demonstrates stricturing at the terminal ileum with evidence of obstruction. She is taken to theatre by the general surgical team who perform an extensive small bowel resection. What does extensive small bowel resection mean she is least at risk of?

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