{
  "id": 1831692,
  "title": "Heat-not-burn tobacco, e-cigarettes may be linked to postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/heat-not-burn-tobacco-e-cigarettes-may-be-linked-to-postoperative",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T23:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tobacco-cigarettes-linked-postoperative-recurrence.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Patients with Crohn's disease who use heat-not-burn tobacco (HNBT) or e-cigarettes face a higher risk of postoperative endoscopic recurrence compared to those who do not use these products, according to a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Researchers from IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan conducted a multicenter international study, analyzing data from 937 patients who underwent ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease and had their endoscopy within a year. The study found that conventional cigarette smokers had the highest recurrence rate (69.4%), followed by HNBT users (63.9%) and e-cigarette users (60.6%). Nonsmokers had a lower recurrence rate (40.8%). After adjusting for various factors, HNBT use remained significantly associated with recurrence, while the e-cigarette association was not statistically significant. The researchers suggest that patients with Crohn's disease using HNBT or e-cigarettes be managed similarly to traditional smokers in the postoperative setting.",
  "summary": "For patients with Crohn's disease (CD), heat-not-burn tobacco (HNBT) and possibly electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use are associated with increased postoperative endoscopic recurrence of CD, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.",
  "key_points": [
    "Patients with Crohn's disease using HNBT or e-cigarettes face higher postoperative recurrence risk.",
    "Conventional cigarette smokers have highest recurrence rate at 69.4%.",
    "HNBT use remains significantly associated with recurrence after adjusting factors."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}