Difference between revisions of "Crohn's disease"

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*Grossly, the [[margins]] should be clear of disease; the [[surgical clearance]] and microscopic involvement are not considered important.<ref name=pmid6348672>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hamilton | first1 = SR. | title = Pathologic features of Crohn's disease associated with recrudescence after resection. | journal = Pathol Annu | volume = 18 Pt 1 | issue =  | pages = 191-203 | month =  | year = 1983 | doi =  | PMID = 6348672 }}</ref>
*Grossly, the [[margins]] should be clear of disease; the [[surgical clearance]] and microscopic involvement are not considered important.<ref name=pmid6348672>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hamilton | first1 = SR. | title = Pathologic features of Crohn's disease associated with recrudescence after resection. | journal = Pathol Annu | volume = 18 Pt 1 | issue =  | pages = 191-203 | month =  | year = 1983 | doi =  | PMID = 6348672 }}</ref>
*The term ''creeping fat'' may be used in the context of a [[vasculitis]] outside of the abdominal cavity.<ref name=pmid18815796>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Golder | first1 = WA. | title = The "creeping fat sign"-really diagnostic for Crohn's disease? | journal = Int J Colorectal Dis | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-4 | month = Jan | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1007/s00384-008-0585-y | PMID = 18815796 }}</ref>
*The term ''creeping fat'' may be used in the context of a [[vasculitis]] outside of the abdominal cavity.<ref name=pmid18815796>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Golder | first1 = WA. | title = The "creeping fat sign"-really diagnostic for Crohn's disease? | journal = Int J Colorectal Dis | volume = 24 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-4 | month = Jan | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1007/s00384-008-0585-y | PMID = 18815796 }}</ref>
===Images===
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Image:ResectedIleum.jpg | Ileal resection for CD. (WC)
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==Microscopic==
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