CRSA Sorbonne Université

Sep 5, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Nathan Grellier |CRSA Sorbonne Université |Julien Kirchgesner |Mathieu Uzzan

1 INTRODUCTION Crohn's disease (CD) is a lifelong inflammatory disease affecting an increasing number of patients worldwide.1, 2 All segments of the gastrointestinal tract can be affected. The disease is limited to the terminal ileum in about one-third of the patients at diagnosis with a non-stricturing and non-penetrating disease for most of them.3 However, about 20% of patients have a complicated disease at diagnosis that may lead to early surgery.