Anastomotic stricture in Crohn's disease: Bridge to surgery using a metallic endoprosthesis

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-292

  Martines, Gennaro ^b   Ugenti, Ippazio ^b   Giovanni, Maurogiovanni ^a   Memeo, Riccardo ^b   Iambrenghi, Onofrio Caputi ^b  

^a POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; GUIDE WIRE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; REMISSION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; STENTS;

EID: 39649117138     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20268     Document Type: Letter

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