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Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females aged \>16 years * Ileocolic disease or disease of the terminal ileum with an indication for resection * Concurrent therapies with corticosteroids, 5-ASA drugs, thiopurines, MTX, antibiotics, and anti-TNF therapy are permitted. * All patients should have undergone a colonoscopy and a recent update of imaging (e.g. Ultrasound, MR enterography (or CT enterography if MR is contraindicated)) * Ability to comply with protocol. * Competent and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to give informed consent. * Patients less than 16 years of age. * Clinically significant medical conditions within the six months before the operation : e.g. myocardial infarction, active angina, congestive heart failure or other conditions that would, in the opinion of the investigators, compromise the safety of the patient. * History of cancer \< 5 years which might influence patients prognosis * Emergent operation. * Pregnant or breast feeding. * Inability to follow up at 3, 6 and 12 months for postoperative assessment, imaging and endoscopy.