Duodenopancreatic fistula complicating upper gastrointestinal crohn's disease: Succesful treatment with infliximab

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1863-1864

  Pajares, José A ^a   Hernández, Luis ^a   Menchén, Pedro ^a   Menchén, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUODENOPANCREATIC FISTULA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FISTULA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREATITIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CROHN DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DUODENAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; PANCREATIC FISTULA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650435837     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.180     Document Type: Letter

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