An unusual presentation of Crohn's disease.
The first case of an inflamed, discharging urachal remnant associated with granulomatous appendicitis in which the patient was subsequently found to have Crohn's disease is described.
Keir
J A
JA
Department of General Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK. jameskeir@hotmail.com
McGregor
R
R
Richards
C J
CJ
Windle
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D014496:Urachal Cyst / Q000209:etiology; D014497:Urachus / Q000002:abnormalities