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La perforazione in peritoneo libero nella malattia di Crohn

Rosalia PattiMatteo ArcaraV. DavPietro LeoGaetano Giuseppe Di Vita

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Crohn's disease free perforation peritonitis

description

Free perforation in abdominal cavity in patients with Crohn's disease is a rare entity as attested from the data reported in the literature. It is a very dangerous event and requires a surgical urgency management. The Authors reported two cases of free perforation, in patients with Crohn' disease, undergoing surgical operation in urgency. Analyzing pathogenesis, difficulty in diagnosis making and therapeutic choices, they underline that CT is very useful in the diagnosis, while resection of the perforated intestinal tract represent the best surgical treatment.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/23322