Facing Terminal Ileitis: Going Beyond Crohn’s Disease
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Facing Terminal Ileitis: Going Beyond Crohn’s Disease
Terminal ileitis (TI) is an inflammatory condition of the terminal portion of the ileum that may occur acutely with right lower quadrant pain followed or not by diarrhea, or exhibit chronic obstructive symptoms and bleeding and normally it is associated to Crohn's disease (CD) although it may be associated to other different conditions. This review intended to contribute to a better understandi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1918-2805,1918-2813
DOI: 10.14740/gr698w