Fistulizing Crohn's disease

Digestion

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-28

  Felley, Christian ^a   Mottet, Christian ^a   Juillerat, Pascal ^a   Froehlich, Florian ^a,b   Burnand, Bernard ^c   Vader, John Paul ^c   Michetti, Pierre ^a   Gonvers, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Azathioprine; Crohn's disease; Cyclosporine; Fistula; Infliximab; Internal fistulas, surgery; Methotrexate; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHIMERIC ANTIBODY; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TACROLIMUS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANUS FISTULA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; DRUG COMBINATION; METHODOLOGY; PROCTOCOLITIS; RECTUM FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CROHN DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PROCTOCOLITIS; RECTAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20544465684     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083868     Document Type: Review

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