Insufficiency of ileocolic anastomosis in Crohn’s disease patients – prevention and treatment

Table 1 Advantages and disadvantages of proactive pharmacologic strategy for Crohn’s disease patient post-ileocecal resection, and proposed qualification criteria

Qualification criteria	Advantages	Disadvantages
History of multiple bowel resections	Lower risk of disease recurrence	Higher cost
Perianal involvement	Lower risk of disease-related complications	Risk of overtreatment
Penetrating disease behavior
Patients under 30 years old
Smokers
Presence of granulomas in resection specimen
Presence of myenteric plexitis