title: Crohn's disease of the esophagus.
abstract: We report a case of Crohn's esophagitis involving the entire intrathoracic esophagus, and without evidence of inflammatory bowel disease elsewhere, that was treated successfully with esophagectomy. The clinicopathologic features and the literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Howden
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged