TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of anti-tumor necrosis factor-a therapy in Crohn's disease with abscesses around the sigmoid colon
T2 - A case report
AU - Nagai, Kengo
AU - Sliinzaki, Shinichiro
AU - Kato, Motohiko
AU - Fiiyama, Satoshi
AU - Yakushijin, Takayuki
AU - Nishida, Tsutomu
AU - Lijima, Hideki
AU - Ookawa, Kazuyoshi
AU - Tsujii, Masahiko
AU - Takehara, Tetsuo
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We report the case of a man in his 50s who was diagnosed with Crohn's colitis in his 30s and who pres ented with post-prandial lower abdominal pain in January. 2OXX. Colonoscopy and abdominal contraste nhanced computed tomography revealed abscesses around the signioid colon. Although his response to ant ibiotics was p(x)r. treatment with a coinbinatio, of antibiotics and adalimumab resolved the abscesses. Nine months later, however, the abscesses around the sigmoid colon recurred. Treatment comprising bowel rest and antibiotics led to immediate improvement of the symptoms. Ve report a case of effective anti-tumor nec rosis factor-ct therapy in Crohn's colitis with abscesses around the siginoid colon.
AB - We report the case of a man in his 50s who was diagnosed with Crohn's colitis in his 30s and who pres ented with post-prandial lower abdominal pain in January. 2OXX. Colonoscopy and abdominal contraste nhanced computed tomography revealed abscesses around the signioid colon. Although his response to ant ibiotics was p(x)r. treatment with a coinbinatio, of antibiotics and adalimumab resolved the abscesses. Nine months later, however, the abscesses around the sigmoid colon recurred. Treatment comprising bowel rest and antibiotics led to immediate improvement of the symptoms. Ve report a case of effective anti-tumor nec rosis factor-ct therapy in Crohn's colitis with abscesses around the siginoid colon.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 25843459
AN - SCOPUS:84992592908
VL - 112
SP - 707
EP - 713
JO - Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
SN - 0446-6586
IS - 4
ER -