The Impact of Obesity on the Prevalence and Complications of Perianal Fistulas of Crohn’s Disease
Youn J, Hsia K, Khadilkar S, Zeina T, Rai P, Rastogi A, Hussani S, Spence S, Adavelly P, Yanes J, Kotlier J, Sweigart B, Levy A, Friedman S. The Impact of Obesity on the Prevalence and Complications of Perianal Fistulas of Crohn’s Disease. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2024, 1-10. PMID: 39548039, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-024-08729-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerianal fistulasPerianal surgeryImpact of obesityComplex fistulasCrohn's perianal fistulasFecal diversionCrohn's diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseMedian timeBMI categoriesBackgroundThe incidence of obesityHistory of perianal fistulaIncreasing BMI categoryTertiary care centerPerianal fistula surgeryIncidence of obesityRates of obesityCross-sectional studyFistula surgeryAnal surgeryNo significant differenceBackgroundThe incidenceCD patientsFistulaMaximum BMI