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Impact of the increasing use of immunosuppressants in Crohn’s disease on the need for intestinal surgery

Jacques Cosnes

Gut · 2005 · 658 citations · 66 references

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Abstract

Although immunosuppressants have been used more frequently over the last 25 years, there was no significant decrease of the need for surgery, or of intestinal complications of Crohn's disease.

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