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Background: The cumulative incidence of colectomy and the impact of 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA), azathioprine, and antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment on the long-term need for surgery are unknown in ulcerative colitis (UC) in the era of biologics. Methods: This was an observational study of a referral center cohort. The cumulative incidence of UC-related colectomy was estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method. Independent predictors of surgery were identified using Cox proportional hazards regression with propensity scores adjustment. The electronic charts of 151 incident cases of UC from Nancy University Hospital, France, diagnosed between 2000 and 2008, were reviewed through January 2010. Results: The median follow-up time per patient was 58 months. Twenty-one (14%) underwent surgery. The cumulative probabilities of colectomy were respectively 1.3% and 13.5% at 1 and 5 years from the time of diagnosis. The probability of receiving oral mesalamine at 5 years was 68.1%. The corresponding figures were 48.9% for azathioprine and 29.0% for infliximab. For corticosteroids, methotrexate, and cyclosporin these figures were 75%, 8.8%, and 11.5%, respectively. Using multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis after propensity score adjustment, previous use of cyclosporin was the only independent predictor for colectomy (hazard ratio = 4.41; 95% confidence interval 1.75–1.13). Conclusions: About one-tenth of patients still require colectomy for UC at 5 years in the era of biologics. Oral 5-ASA, azathioprine, and anti-TNF therapy are not associated with a reduced need for colectomy. (Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012)

International audience; BackgroundThe presence of submucosal or myenteric plexitis was associated with clinical and endoscopic Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence after ileocolonic resection. We assessed the value of both submucosal and myenteric plexitis for predicting postoperative surgical recurrence in CD.MethodsWe performed a retrospective study using the database of the Department of Pathology of Nancy University Hospital. All patients who underwent CD-related resection between 1996 and 2008 were analyzed. The proximal resection margin was analyzed blindly by 2 expert pathologists. Plexitis was evaluated by counting each cell type (mast cell, plasmocyte, lymphocyte, eosinophil, and neutrophil) in both submucosal and myenteric plexuses. The optimal cut-off value for each cell type was determined by using receiver operating characteristic analysis. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of the second CD-related surgery.ResultsSixty-seven patients were included in the study. Median duration of follow-up was 46 months. Using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis, the proportion of patients without second surgery was 68% at 5 years. In multivariate analysis, using Cox proportional hazards regression analysis, early surgical revision after the first ileocecal resection (hazard ratio = 9.56; 95% confidence interval, 2.02–45.19; P = 0.0046), the presence of at least one eosinophil in the submucosal plexus (hazard ratio = 8.02; 95% confidence interval, 1.87–34.47; P = 0.0054), and the presence of more than 6 lymphocytes in the submucosal plexus (hazard ratio = 5.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.23–27.65; P = 0.0269) were independently associated with risk of surgical recurrence.ConclusionsEarly surgical revision and submucosal plexitis in proximal margins of ileocolonic resection specimens are independently associated with CD surgical recurrence.

Background: Cystitis is the most common genitourinary complication in Crohn's disease (CD). We assessed the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary tract infections (UTI) in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Methods: Among the 1173 IBD patients of the “Nancy IBD cohort” seen between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009, 56 hospitalized patients had 76 documented UTI. Prevalence of UTI in IBD was calculated using rates of UTI among non-IBD patients hospitalized during the same period. The cases were compared to 175 matched IBD patients without UTI hospitalized during the same period to identify risk factors for UTI. Results: Prevalence of UTI was 4% in IBD patients versus 3.3% in non-IBD patients (P = 0.1). Prevalence of UTI was 4.5% and 2.1% in ulcerative colitis (UC) and CD patients, respectively (P = 0.6). Risk factors for UTI in CD patients were perianal disease (odds ratio [OR] = 2.28, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06–4.89; P = 0.04) and colonic disease (OR = 2.42, 95% CI, 1.05–5.58; P = 0.04). Male gender (OR = 0.38, 95% CI, 0.17–0.85, P = 0.02) and noncomplicated behavior (OR = 0.26, 95% CI, 0.11–0.60, P = 0.002) were protective factors against UTI in CD. In UC patients, age over 40 years (OR = 9.59, 95% CI, 1.93–47.74; P = 0.006) and disease duration over 11 months (OR = 10.77, 95% CI, 1.68–68.89, P = 0.01) were risk factors for UTI. Male gender was negatively associated with UTI (OR = 0.04, 95% CI, 0.01–0.36, P = 0.00006). Conclusions: Hospitalized IBD patients are not at increased risk of UTI. Risk factors for UTI include perianal disease and colonic disease in CD and age and longer disease duration in UC. (Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011;)