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New Approaches in Perineal Crohn’s Disease

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Crohn’s disease is a chronic, unremitting inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that may affect a person of any age, involve all segments of the alimentary tract, and manifest itself in extra-intestinal sites. The treatment of this ­disease focuses on safely and effectively alleviating associated symptoms using a combination of medical and operative therapy predicated upon the site and nature of the disease involve­ment.

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Strong, S.A. (2010). New Approaches in Perineal Crohn’s Disease. In: Zbar, A., Wexner, S. (eds) Coloproctology. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-756-1_12

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