REGIONAL ENTERITIS. II. RESULTS OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT IN 100 PATIENTS
Authors: C H BROWN, J E DAFFNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 September 1958REGIONAL ENTERITIS. II. RESULTS OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT IN 100 PATIENTSCHARLES H. BROWN, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN E. DAFFNER, M.D.CHARLES H. BROWN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN E. DAFFNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-3-595 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe nature and etiology of regional enteritis are obscure. Because some patients have repeated recurrences, with multiple "skip" lesions and extensive involvement of the small intestine, physicians generally are pessimistic concerning long-term results of treatment of the disease.There are uncertainties about the effectiveness of medical treatment, little having been published on this form of treatment, and there is disagreement about the preferred surgical treatment of the disease. 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