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Case Reports
. 2004 Sep;53(9):1389-90.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.042523.

Crohn's ileitis after liver transplantation from a living related donor with Crohn's disease

K A Papadakis, R Matuk, M T Abreu, E A Vasiliauskas, P R Fleshner, J Lechago, T Tran, F F Poordad, P Martin, J Vierling, S R Targan
Case Reports

Crohn's ileitis after liver transplantation from a living related donor with Crohn's disease

K A Papadakis et al. Gut. 2004 Sep.
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Histopathological examination of a resected ileal specimen demonstrated focal villous blunting, expansion of the lamina propria with acute and chronic inflammatory cells, reactive crypt changes, and occasional crypt abscesses and focal gastric metaplasia (arrow and insert). SM, submucosa.
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