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The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanisms by which patients with Crohn's disease develop intestinal failure and, in particular, to assess the relative importance of severe primary disease, repeated uncomplicated elective small intestine resection, and resection performed as a consequence of intra-abdominal septic surgical complications.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Intestinal Failure Unit, Department of Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester M6 8HD, United Kingdom.
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