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Expert Care by Dr. Ashok Kumar, MCh SGPGI
Call 05226664444Book AppointmentCrohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease causing inflammation throughout the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. Most commonly affects the terminal ileum and colon. Can cause severe complications requiring surgical intervention.
Dr. Ashok Kumar provides comprehensive surgical management with bowel-sparing approaches, focusing on maintaining adequate bowel function while addressing disease complications and improving quality of life.
Removal of diseased bowel segment with primary anastomosis. Dr. Ashok Kumar preserves maximum bowel length to prevent short bowel syndrome. Laparoscopic approach used when feasible.
For fibrostenosing disease, widens stenotic segments preserving bowel. Bowel-sparing approach ideal for multiple strictures.
Complex perianal Crohn's requires specialized surgical expertise. Dr. Ashok Kumar's extensive experience ensures optimal outcomes.
Dr. Ashok Kumar's Expertise:
Extensive IBD surgical training. Bowel-sparing philosophy to preserve intestinal length. Expert in complex Crohn's surgery including fistula management. 25+ years experience.
Hospital stay 4-7 days depending on procedure complexity. Return to normal activities 4-6 weeks. Many patients achieve long-term remission after successful surgery. Long-term surveillance for recurrence essential.
Crohn's disease is a long-term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus, most often the end of the small intestine and the colon. The inflammation can involve the full thickness of the bowel wall and often appears in patches with normal bowel in between.
The exact cause is not known. It is thought to result from an abnormal immune response in people with a genetic tendency, influenced by environmental factors. Smoking increases the risk and severity.
Symptoms usually come and go, with periods of flare-up and remission.
In India, intestinal tuberculosis can look very similar to Crohn's disease on scans and colonoscopy. Telling them apart is important because the treatments are very different. Your doctor may advise biopsies, tests for tuberculosis and sometimes a trial of treatment before confirming the diagnosis.
Colonoscopy with biopsies, blood and stool tests, and imaging such as CT or MR enterography help confirm the diagnosis, show which parts of the bowel are affected and identify complications such as narrowing (strictures), fistulas or abscesses.
Crohn's disease is a lifelong condition, but most people lead active lives with regular follow-up and treatment. Working closely with a gastroenterologist and surgeon allows medicines and surgery to be used at the right time.
Currently there is no permanent cure, but treatment can control inflammation and keep the disease in remission for long periods.
Many people with Crohn's disease need surgery at some point, usually for complications. Surgery treats the affected segment but does not cure the disease elsewhere.
Both are inflammatory bowel diseases. Ulcerative colitis affects only the lining of the colon and rectum, while Crohn's disease can affect any part of the gut and the full thickness of the bowel wall.
Book a consultation: call 0522-666-4444 or use the request call back form on this page. In an emergency, come straight to the 24/7 emergency department at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Dubagga, Lucknow.