Small bowel carcinoma mimicking a relapse of Crohn's disease: a case series.

J Crohns Colitis

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Published: April 2011

We describe three patients diagnosed and treated for presumed (relapsing) Crohn's disease, but who were subsequently diagnosed with a small bowel carcinoma. This case series underlines the necessity of performing a full work up in the diagnosis of CD and to consider small bowel carcinoma in patients with small bowel CD failing medical therapy.

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