Définition: A chronic transmural inflammation that may involve any part of the DIGESTIVE TRACT from MOUTH to ANUS, mostly found in the ILEUM, the CECUM, and the COLON. In Crohn disease, the inflammation, extending through the intestinal wall from the MUCOSA to the serosa, is characteristically asymmetric and segmental. Epithelioid GRANULOMAS may be seen in some patients. Synonyme(s): Entérite de Crohn / Colite granulomateuse / Maladie de Crohn à localisation colique isolée / Iléite terminale /
Termes généraux: - Maladies inflammatoires intestinales - Gastroentérite - Maladie de l'appareil digestif
Qualificatifs: épidémiologie / étiologie / chirurgie / complications / diagnostic / embryologie / metabolisme / microbiologie / thérapeutique
Termes généraux: - Maladies inflammatoires intestinales - Gastroentérite - Maladies gastro-intestinales - Maladie de l'appareil digestif