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. 2003 Apr;16(2):147-51.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2003.11927896.

Gastroduodenal Crohn's disease

Costas H Kefalas  1
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Gastroduodenal Crohn's disease

Costas H Kefalas. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2003 Apr.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
A double-contrast radiograph showing the “ram's horn” sign, a characteristic finding in gastroduodenal Crohn's disease. Reproduced with permission from reference .
Figure 2
Figure 2
An endoscopic image of the antrum of a patient with gastroduodenal Crohn's disease showing mucosal nodularity (“cobblestoning”). Image courtesy of Daniel E. Polter, MD.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Specimen from a stomach biopsy demonstrating a noncaseating granuloma within the gastric mucosa and surrounding mononuclear cell infiltration in a patient with gastric Crohn's disease. Reproduced with permission from reference .
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