Crohn's disease activity index and Vienna classification - Is it worthwhile to calculate before surgery? [PDF]
Background: Crohn's disease (CD) patients with increased disease activity may reveal an increased risk for perioperative complications. The `Crohn's disease activity index' (CDAI) and the `Vienna classification' (VC) were developed for standardized ...
A. Beham +29 more
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Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in a Patient With Crohn Disease: A Case Report
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is an idiopathic small vessel vasculitis. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis can be found in a spectrum of diseases and is noted as a rare extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn disease.
Mark Daniele Bugada BS +1 more
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Background and Aims: A key histopathological feature of inflammatory bowel disease is damage to the mucosa, including breakdown of the epithelial barrier.
Tatiana A. Karakasheva +17 more
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Research progress on risk factors for anastomotic recurrence after Crohn disease [PDF]
Intestinal resection and reconstruction are crucial steps in surgical treatment for Crohn disease. However, anastomotic recurrence is a common complication following reconstruction surgery.
Bao-Jia YAO +3 more
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EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Ultrasound - Part 1: Examination Techniques and Normal Findings (Long version). [PDF]
▼ In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of GIUS in a clinical setting.
Calabrese, E. +16 more
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Detecting and managing small bowel Crohn’s disease – capsule endoscopy becoming a first line diagnostic method? [PDF]
Small bowel endoscopy is crucial for diagnosing small bowel Crohn’s disease, and capsule endoscopy is complemented by balloon-assisted enteroscopy to take biopsies and by magnetic resonance imaging to visualize enteral and extra-intestinal involvement ...
Albert, Jörg Gerhard +1 more
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Chronic linear ulcerations of the inguino-crural and buttocks folds
Vulvo-perineal Crohn′s disease is a rare condition either when it is isolated or associated with digestive manifestations. In the former condition named metastatic Crohn′s disease, it may constitute a diagnostic challenge and may be confused especially ...
Aida Khaled +5 more
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Crohn's disease is a relapsing systemic inflammatory disease, mainly affecting the gastrointestinal tract with extraintestinal manifestations and associated immune disorders. Genome wide association studies identified susceptibility loci that--triggered by environmental factors--result in a disturbed innate (ie, disturbed intestinal barrier, Paneth ...
Baumgart, Daniel C, Sandborn, William J
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Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine for maintenance of surgically-induced remission in Crohn’s disease [PDF]
Background Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory condition. Many patients fail to achieve remission with medical management and require surgical interventions.
Angelberger +41 more
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Lacrimal Gland Enlargement as an Extraintestinal Manifestation of Crohn Disease: A Case Report
A 29-year-old woman was referred for a 3-month history of recurrent fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans revealed diffuse intestinal wall thickening involving the transverse colon. When her abdominal pain recurred
Ayaka Takahara, Kiyoshi Shikino
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