Perianal Crohn's disease and fistula-associated carcinoma: challenges in diagnosis.

Int J Colorectal Dis

General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via F. Sforza 28, 20122, Milan, Italy.

Published: November 2015

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