Granulomas in Crohn's disease: Does progression through the bowel layers affect presentation or predict recurrence?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1142-1147

  Denoya, P ^a   Canedo, J ^a   Berho, M ^a   Allende, D S ^b   Bennett, A E ^b   Rosen, L ^a   Hull, T ^b   Wexner, Steven D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel; Crohn's disease; Granuloma; Intestine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLON RESECTION; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053074566     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02421.x     Document Type: Article

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