Crohn's disease in the esophagus--report of a case.
A case of esophageal Crohn's disease is described. Crohn's lesion was observed in the lower esophagus, and sarcoid-like granulomas were found in the biopsied specimen. A clinical consideration of this phenomenon is presented.
Kuboi
H
H
National Yokohama Hospital, Japan.
Yashiro
K
K
Shindou
H
H
Sasaki
H
H
Hayashi
N
N
Nagasako
K
K
D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography