P143 EARLY VERSUS DELAYED INITIATION OF POSTOPERATIVE PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPHYLAXIS TO PREVENT SURGICAL RECURRENCE AFTER INTESTINAL RESECTION IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE

Rates of surgical recurrence after curative intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease are high. It is unclear whether early initiation of postoperative prophylaxis is efficacious in preventing surgical recurrence. We compared the efficacy of systematic, endoscopy-driven, and symptoms-driven therapy on surgical recurrence. Data of patients with curative resection and ileocolonic anastomosis for Crohn’s disease from 2006 to 2014 were retrieved from...