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Combined Medical and Surgical Approach Improves Healing of Septic Perianal Crohn's Disease.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons - 1 Sept 2016
Choi Christine S, Berg Arthur S, Sangster William, Schieffer Kathleen M, Harris Leonard R, Deiling Sue M, Koltun Walter A
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BACKGROUND: Septic perianal Crohn's disease (SPCD) is a treatment challenge in spite of tumor necrosis factor antagonists (anti-TNF). Our aim was to define the success of SPCD management with a combined medical and surgical approach and to identify clinical and genetic factors predictive of healing. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review of patients with SPCD treated at the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical...
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