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Chinese medical journal · Oct 2019
Risk factors associated with progression to intestinal complications of Crohn disease.
Crohn disease is a chronic bowel disease that causes serious complications. Prevalence of Crohn disease is increasing. Studies have shown that the behavior of the disease is not stable and severe complications secondary to behavior change over time have been shown. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic risk factors associated with phenotypic change in Crohn disease in a Turkish patient cohort. ⋯ Location of disease is the most powerful indicator for the development of stenosis and penetrating complications in inflammatory-type disease. Patients with ileal involvement should be considered for more aggressive immunosuppressive therapy.