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A 31-year-old female asked:

can pelvic surgeries cause a flare up in crohns disease symptoms. more specifically a robotic cystecomy??

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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

General Surgery 45 years experience

Most likely not.: Surgery on bladder will not affect your gi tract, unless the two are abnormally adherent. Get opinion from gi specialist just to be sure.

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