Enfermedad de Crohn; áreas afectadas
La inflamación de la enfermedad de Crohn casi siempre se localiza en la región íleocecal. Esta región se compone de las últimas pulgadas del intestino delgado (íleon) que desplaza el alimento en digestión a la porción inicial del intestino grueso (ciego). Sin embargo, la enfermedad de Crohn se puede presentar en cualquier parte del tracto digestivo.
Revision
Last reviewed 1/27/2012 by George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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