Use of colonoscopy in the management of patients with Crohn's disease: Appropriateness and diagnostic yield

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 653-658

  Manes, G ^a   Imbesi, V ^a   Ardizzone, S ^a   Cassinotti, A ^a   Bosani, M ^a   Massari, A ^a   Bianchi Porro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Colonoscopy; Crohn's disease; Relevant finding

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MESALAZINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 68049121654     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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