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Correlation of CT enteroclysis with surgical pathology in Crohn's disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2007
Chiorean Michael V, Sandrasegaran Kumar, Saxena Romil, Maglinte Dean D, Nakeeb Attila, Johnson Cynthia S
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BACKGROUND: The response to therapy in Crohn's disease (CD) depends on the inflammatory or fibrostenotic nature of the underlying pathological process. Standard diagnostic tests cannot reliably distinguish between these two entities. Although CT enteroclysis (CTE) has shown promise in the evaluation of small bowel disorders, its accuracy for the differentiation of CD phenotypes is unknown. AIMS: To determine the...
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