Table 2.

 Features of patients who underwent surgery within three years of diagnosis

	Cases (n = 35)
Type of surgical procedure (No (%))
Ileocaecal resection	23 (65.8)
Complex abscess drainage	2 (5.7)
Complex perianal surgery	6 (17.1)
Colon resection	4 (11.4)
Indication for surgery (No (%))
Stricture	8 (22.9)
Intra-abdominal abscess	5 (17.1)
Pelvic abscess	1 (2.9)
Perianal abscess	2 (5.7)
Perianal fistula	4 (11.4)
Enteroenteric fistula	4 (11.4)
Rectovaginal fistula	1 (2.9)
Enterovesical fistula	1 (2.9)
Refractory to medical treatment	7 (20.0)
Time from diagnosis to surgery (No (%))
>6 months	17 (47.2)
6 months–3 years	18 (51.4)