title: Imaging techniques and combined medical and surgical treatment of perianal Crohn's disease.
abstract: Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease which may involve any segment of the gastrointestinal tract, most frequently the terminal ileum, the large intestine, and the perianal region. The symptoms of perianal Crohn's disease include skin disorders, hemorrhoids, anal ulcers, anorectal stenosis, perianal abscesses and fistulas, rectovaginal fistulas and carcinoma of the perianal region. The perianal manifestations of Crohn's disease cause great discomfort to the patient and are among the most difficult aspects to treat. Management of perianal disease requires a combination of different imaging modalities and a close cooperation between gastroenterologists and dedicated surgeons.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy ; UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Botti
authors.affiliation: UO Medicina VI Epatologia e Gastroenterologia, A.O. San Paolo, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Losco
authors.affiliation: UO Medicina Interna, Ospedale S. Famiglia Fatebenefratelli, Erba, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viganò
authors.affiliation: UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oreggia
authors.affiliation: UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prati
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy ; UOC Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Contessini Avesani
keywords: Crohn’s disease; Diagnostic imaging in Crohn’s disease; Perianal Crohn’s disease