Current management of spontaneous intra-abdominal abscess in Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic transmural disease process with approximately 10% of patients developing spontaneous intra-abdominal abscess during the first 5 years after the diagnosis. The symptoms are often nonspecific. The treatment modalities include the use of wide-spectrum antibiotics,...

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Main Authors: Ana Teresa Pugas Carvalho, Barbara Cathalá Esberard, Andre da Luz Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316300569