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Risk of colorectal cancer in Crohn's disease patients with colonic involvement and stenosing disease in a population-based cohort from Hungary.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Sept 2013
Lovasz Barbara D, Lakatos Laszlo, Golovics Petra A, David Gyula, Pandur Tunde, Erdelyi Zsuzsanna, Balogh Mihaly, Szita Istvan, Molnar Csaba, Komaromi Erzsebet, Vegh Zsuzsanna, Mandel Michael D, Kiss Lajos S, Lakatos Peter L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Since data is limited regarding the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Crohn's disease (CD) patients who present with stenosing disease in the colon, this study was undertaken to assess CRC risk in such patients, using a population-based, Veszprem province database, which includes incidental patients diagnosed between January 1, 1977 and December 31, 2011. METHODS: Data from 640 incidental CD...
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