title: [Crohn disease. Medico-surgical experience. A 10-year retrospective study].
abstract: Crohn's disease is rare in Mexico. The regarding of this pathology at Gastrointestinal Unit of the General Hospital of Mexico city, between january 1980 and december 1989, is presented. There were six cases of Crohn's disease, two women (33%) and four men (66%). The definitive diagnosis was done preoperatively only in one case, the other were diagnosed postoperatively. In all, intestinal obstruction was the surgical indication. A patient died (16.6%), three cases were followed for 12 months, only two patients are still under surveillance after 15 months.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital General de México, México, D.F.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez Torres
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sobrino Cossío
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: García Guerrero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdo Francis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murguía Domínguez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bernal Sahagún
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Enfermedad de Crohn. Experiencia médico-quirúrgica. Estudio retrospectivo de 10 años.