Ileocolonic Schistosomiasis Resembling Crohn’s Disease

A case of ileocolonic schistosomiasis mimicking Crohn’s disease of the ileum is presented. Surgical resection of ileum was performed in a 40-year-old man because of intestinal obstruction with fistulas, which were diagnosed surgically and histologically as Crohn’s disease. It was only with tissue re...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey W Gardiner, Arthur Zalev, Ralph Warren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/574142