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Postsurgical recurrence of ileal Crohn's disease: an update on risk factors and intervention points to a central role for impaired host-microflora homeostasis.
World journal of surgery - 1 Jul 2010
Cunningham Michael F, Docherty Neil G, Coffey J Calvin, Burke John P, O'Connell P Ronan
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BACKGROUND: A pressing need exists to identify factors that predispose to recurrence after terminal ileal resection for Crohn's disease (CD) and to determine effective prophylactic strategies. This review presents an up-to-date summary of the literature in the field and points to a role for bacte...
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