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If a patient has crohn's disease would the disease have to be in remission before an ileostomy reversal?
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IT WOULD HELP: ANY SURGEON WOULD PREFER TO HAVE NO ULCERATIONS OR INFLAMMATION PRESENT.
Answered 8/12/2014
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