Crohn's disease with pathological findings of a granulomatous lesion in the appendix

• Main Authors: Naoya Sakamoto (Author), Yuuri Nemoto (Author), Kouji Masumoto (Author), Takahiro Kawamura (Author), Susumu Kirimura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Crohn's disease is a rare cause of appendicitis. In this report, we describe a case of Crohn's disease that was diagnosed 4 months after surgery for acute appendicitis in a 15-year-old boy. He was followed carefully after surgery, because the pathological findings showed the presence of a...