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[Abdominal complications of Crohn's disease: CT features]
1Service de Radiologie Viscérale et Vasculaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise Paré, AP HP, 75475 Paris Cedex 10. France.
Abstract:
Crohn's disease is characterized by transmural inflammation and chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Abdominal complications of Crohn's disease are frequent and quite variable and their diagnosis is commonly performed with CT. The purpose of this article is to review the CT features of the abdominal complications of Crohn's disease, including ileocolitis, abscess, phlegmon, fistula, bowel obstruction, portal vein gas, colonic distention, as well as urinary, hepatobiliary and pancreatic complications.
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