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Early or late surgery for patients with ileocecal Crohn's disease?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 5, pages 304–305 (2008)Cite this article

Aratari A et al. (2007) Early versus late surgery for ileo-caecal Crohn's disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 26: 1303–1312

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Tekkis, P., Nicholls, R. Early or late surgery for patients with ileocecal Crohn's disease?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 304–305 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1143

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