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Maconi, G., Radice, E., Porro, G.B. (2007). Crohn’s Disease. In: Maconi, G., Porro, G.B. (eds) Ultrasound of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49841-4_7
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