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Type 1 Dolichocolon as a Potential Anatomic Co-Morbidity in Pediatric Perianal Crohn Disease

2025-12-15 gastroenterology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundPerianal Crohns disease (PCD) represents one of the most severe and refractory forms of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Constipation and colonic redundancy, particularly type 1 dolichocolon (T1-DC), may increase distal rectosigmoid pressure, and exacerbate perianal pathology. We hypothesized that T1-DC is more common in children with PCD than in those with uncomplicated ileocolonic Crohns disease (CD) or non-IBD controls. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed 20 consecutive p...

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