Clinical evaluation of urolithiasis in Crohn's disease.

Objectives: To investigate the characteristics of urolithiasis associated with Crohn's disease in a Japanese population.

Methods: We studied 98 patients with Crohn's disease: 39 with urolithiasis and 59 without urolithiasis. Patients were treated at the Social Insurance Central General Hospital, or at the Toho University Omori, Ohashi, or Sakura Medical Centers.

[Management of urinary complication in Crohn's disease].

Purpose: Although urinary complications of Crohn's disease are relatively rare, they often present diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. However, there is no established strategy for treating urinary complications of Crohn's disease. In the present clinical study, we describe the frequency of urinary complications of Crohn's disease, and discuss various approaches to their diagnosis and treatment.