Different clinical outcomes in Crohn’s disease patients with esophagogastroduodenal, jejunal, and proximal ileal disease involvement: is L4 truly a single phenotype?

Background: The Montreal classification defines L4 Crohn’s disease (CD) as any disease location proximal to the terminal ileum, which anatomically includes L4-esophagogastroduodenal (EGD), L4-jejunal, and L4-proximal ileal involvement. L4-jejunal disease was established to be associated with poor pr...

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Main Authors: Ren Mao, Rui-Han Tang, Yun Qiu, Bai-Li Chen, Jing Guo, Sheng-Hong Zhang, Xue-Hua Li, Rui Feng, Yao He, Zi-Ping Li, Zhi-Rong Zeng, Rami Eliakim, Shomron Ben-Horin, Min-Hu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284818777938