CROHNS-DISEASE OF DISTAL LARGE BOWEL

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 11  (5) , 433-436
Abstract
The clinical features and management of 80 patients with Crohn''s disease affecting initially only the rectum with or without involvement of the sigmoid colon were described. Most patients were treated medically, and the various measures used were considered; the cumulative probability of completing 5 yr under conservative management was 60% among survivors. The related mortality was very low and confined to patients treated surgically; with 655.24 patient-years of follow-up the number of observed deaths was lower than the number expected from all causes. Since this distribution of the disease is usually seen in older patients and carries a favorable prognosis, it should be considered as a well-defined variant of the condition.

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