5. Surgery and IBD
To understand the indications for surgery in IBD and the importance of good medical- surgical liaison in good decision-making
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5.1. Understands the indications for surgery in active disease, and for complications including stricturing and penetrating disease
5.2. Understands the role of surgery in the management of disease-associated dysplasia
5.3. Understands the importance of pre-operative optimisation
5.4. Understands the impact of concomitant medication on surgical outcome
5.5. Understands different surgical approaches such as
- Methods of bowel-preserving surgery in Crohn’s disease
- The different long term options after subtotal colectomy in UC
5.6. Recognises that early liaison with surgeons is important in high quality patient management