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Family history of Crohn's disease is associated with an increased risk for Crohn's disease of the pouch.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Feb 2009
Shen Bo, Remzi Feza H, Hammel Jeffrey P, Lashner Bret A, Bevins Charles L, Lavery Ian C, Wehkamp Jan, Fazio Victor W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease (CD) of the pouch can occur in patients with restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis originally performed for a preoperative diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC). CD of the pouch was often observed in patients with a family history of CD. The purpo...
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