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. 2001 Nov;182(5):531-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00811-x.

Crohn's disease limited to the appendix

I Prieto-Nieto  1 , J P Perez-Robledo, D Hardisson, J A Rodriguez-Montes, J Larrauri-Martinez, L Garcia-Sancho-Martin
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Crohn's disease limited to the appendix

I Prieto-Nieto et al. Am J Surg. 2001 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Crohn's disease confined to the vermiform appendix is rare. In our study, the incidence was 0.2% of all patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease at La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, in 20 years.

Methods: Here we review the clinical records of 10 patients with isolated appendiceal Crohn's disease.

Results: Preoperative diagnosis was acute appendicitis in all 10 cases, and all patients underwent appendectomy. Postoperative complications were limited to an enterocutaneous fistula in 1 patient. There was no evidence of recurrence during a mean follow-up period of 14.5 years (range 2 to 25 year).

Conclusions: We conclude that Crohn's disease when confined to the appendix is less aggressive than in other sections of the intestine, with a low recurrence rate and incidence of postoperative fistula.

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