Crohn's disease and Takayasu's arteritis: Is this association difficult to find out?

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 441-443

  De Simone, M ^a,b   Cioffi, U ^a   Quatrini, M ^a   Lemos, A ^a   Ciulla, M ^a   Botti, F ^a   Carrara, A ^a   Marconato, R ^a   Contessini Avesani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiography; Crohn's disease; Takayasu's arteritis

Indexed keywords

MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; RENAL ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TAKAYASU'S ARTERITIS; TIME FACTORS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33846471084     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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