Fistulas are curable, but they can lead to more serious complications without treatment. UC is one type, along with Crohn’s disease, of inflammatory bowel disease. It causes inflammation and ...

Jennifer Jones, MD, Advanced Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... and exam under anesthesia for evaluation of Crohn's perianal fistulas. Gastroenterology. 2001;121(5):1064-1072.

Crohn’s Disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestines, which affects the colon and ileum (the last part of the small intestine). Crohn’s Disease is associated with ulcers and ...

These researchers reported similarly high healing rates (of 80–87%) for complex anal fistulas of either cryptoglandular or Crohn's disease origin after a mean follow-up of 12 months. 2,3,4 In my ...

thus an intersphincteric fistula. CT enterography and colonoscopy were performed to evaluate for any evidence of luminal Crohn's disease, and CT enterography showed no active inflammatory bowel ...

Jennifer Jones, MD, Advanced Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota William Tremaine, MD, Professor of Medicine ...