Demystifying Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

Learn about surgical indicators or the factors that lead to surgery as a treatment for Crohn's or colitis. Surgical options available to people living with Crohn's or colitis are reviewed. 

Speaker:

Dr. Cagla Eskicioglu, Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at McMaster University, Division of General Surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton.


 

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  • Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
  • 1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
  • Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
  • Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
  • People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.

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