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Although it has always been assumed that treatment delay may have detrimental effects on cancer outcomes, Gemellus has never thought that a few weeks would ever make much difference in a disease that is slow and progressive. I Although the costs and quality of life following individual banding treatments have been investigated, little is known about the cumulative cost and the quality of life from sequential banding therapy or how these cumulative costs compare to surgical therapy. Notes that the authors conclude that, although treatment of refractory IBD in children remains challenging, STC followed by IPAA is an approach that provides symptom relief and preserves continence. [Extracted from the article]