[Different approaches for medical or surgical management of Crohn's disease: the importance of the classification of Vienna].

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The Vienna classification of Crohn's disease provides defined criteria for a phenotypic classification of the disease, considering that phenotypic parameters reflect the contribution of both genetic and environmental factors to the expression of disease. The classification includes mainly three criteria as part of the natural course of disease: age at the diagnosis, location and behaviour and it provides distinct...

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