Granulomatous appendicitis: Crohn's disease, atypical Crohn's or not Crohn's at all?
Granulomatous inflammatory disease isolated to the appendix differs from typical Crohn's disease with a decreased occurrence of enterocutaneous fistulas and rare recurrence. Consequently, isolated granulomatous appendicitis without small bowel or cecal involvement may not represent true Crohn's disease. Patients can be treated with minimal morbidity by appendectomy alone. If isolated granulomatous appendicitis does represent Crohn's disease, its longterm course in the majority of patients is extremely benign.
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