Meta-analysis of the role of granulomas in the recurrence of crohn disease

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-185

  Simillis, Constantinos ^a,b   Jacovides, Michael ^a   Reese, George E ^a   Yamamoto, Takayuki ^c   Tekkis, Paris P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; Granuloma; Recurrence; Reoperation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INCIDENCE; REVIEW;

CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 77449133968     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181b7bfb0     Document Type: Article

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