Drugs cut need for surgery for Crohn's disease patients by more than half

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 08:01 in Health & Medicine

The requirement of bowel surgery is dramatically reduced by up to 60 percent in patients who develop Crohn's disease if they receive prolonged treatment with drugs called thiopurines, says a new study.

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