Relationship Between Proximal Crohn's Disease Location and Disease Behavior and Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study of the IBD Genetics Consortium
Lazarev M, Huang C, Bitton A, Cho JH, Duerr RH, McGovern DP, Proctor DD, Regueiro M, Rioux JD, Schumm PP, Taylor KD, Silverberg MS, Steinhart AH, Hutfless S, Brant SR. Relationship Between Proximal Crohn's Disease Location and Disease Behavior and Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study of the IBD Genetics Consortium. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2012, 108: 106. PMID: 23229423, PMCID: PMC4059598, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple abdominal surgeriesCrohn's disease locationAbdominal surgeryDisease locationJejunal diseaseDisease durationStricturing behaviorProximal diseaseIleal diseaseJejunal siteLonger disease durationDiagnosis of CDCross-sectional studyGreatest risk factorSignificant clinical heterogeneityL4 diseaseIleal involvementClinical outcomesDiagnosis ageFirst surgeryMultivariable analysisDisease patientsRisk factorsSurgery riskDisease behavior