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Obesity and Outcome of Crohn’s Associated Perianal Fistula Surgery: A Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that obesity (body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m(2)) adversely affects several outcomes in Crohn’s disease (CD). CD-associated perianal fistula (CDPF) represents a debilitating phenotype with a clinical course that may be affected by obesity. We hypothesized that obese...

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Autores principales: Manne, Ashish, Khan, Ali S., Malik, Talha A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785311
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/gr698e