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KMID : 0356720060220050337
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Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2006 Volume.22 No. 5 p.337 ~ p.340
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Idiopathic Granulomatous Appendicitis -A case report-
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Park In-Hyung
Kim Woo-Jin
Han Min-Seok
Kim Soo-Hwang
Sun Jae-Hyung
Park Jin-Seok
Park Jae-Hong
Lee Soong
Lee Woong
Kim Seon-Pil
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Abstract
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Crohn’s disease is a chronic condition characterized by a non-specific granulomatous necrosis involving potentially any location in the alimentary tract, but a primary lesion confined to the appendix alone is very rare. It is difficult to discriminate Crohn’s appendicitis from acute appendicitis preoperatively because of their clinical similarities. Because Crohn’s disease confined to the appendix has a more favorable prognosis than typical Crohn’s disease, it is considered a separate disease from Crohn’s disease. Recently, the term idiopathic granulomatous appendicitis has gained wide acceptance as a distinct disease entity. We experienced a case of Crohn’s disease giving rise to appendicitis or idiopathic granulomatous appendicitis and report a case with a review of the literature. J Korean Soc Coloproctol 2006;22:337-340
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KEYWORD
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Crohn’s disease, Idiopathic granulomatous appendicitis, Appendix
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