Neuropathy related to Crohn's disease treated by peripheral nerve decompression

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-244

  Coert, J Henk ^a   Dellon, A Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Decompression; Nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEITIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULNAR NERVE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0041911158     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310016421     Document Type: Article

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