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Factors associated with disease evolution in Greek patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
BMC gastroenterology - 25 Jul 2006
Chatzicostas Constantinos, Roussomoustakaki Maria, Potamianos Spiros, Paspatis Gregorios, Mouzas Ioannis, Romanos John, Mavrogeni Helen, Kouroumalis Elias
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The majority of Crohn's disease patients with B1 phenotype at diagnosis (i.e. non-stricturing non-penetrating disease) will develop over time a stricturing or a penetrating pattern. Conflicting data exist on the rate of proximal disease extension in ulcerative colitis patients with proctitis or left-sided colitis at diagnosis. We aimed to study disease evolution in Crohn's disease B1 patients and...
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