Open Versus Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomies in Pediatric Patients with Crohn's Disease.

Surgery remains an important treatment modality for the management of pediatric Crohn's disease (CD). The objective of this study was to perform a comparative analysis of open right hemicolectomy (ORH) and laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (LRH) for the management of pediatric CD. The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) was queried (2009-2012) for ICD-9 procedure codes for ORH (45.