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Relationship between proximal Crohn's disease location and disease behavior and surgery: a cross-sectional study of the IBD Genetics Consortium.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2013
Lazarev Mark, Huang Chengrui, Bitton Alain, Cho Judy H, Duerr Richard H, McGovern Dermot P, Proctor Deborah D, Regueiro Miguel, Rioux John D, Schumm Philip P, Taylor Kent D, Silverberg Mark S, Steinhart A Hillary, Hutfless Susan, Brant Steven R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: In classifying Crohn's disease (CD) location, proximal (L4) disease includes esophagogastroduodenal (EGD) and jejunal disease. Our aim was to determine the influence of proximal disease on outcomes of behavior and need for surgery and to determine if there was significant clinical heterogeneity between EGD and jejunal disease. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional query of the NIDDK (National...
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