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Wolf JM, Achkar JP, Lashner BA, Delaney CP, Petras RE, Goldblum JR, Connor JT, Remzi FH, Fazio VW. Afferent limb ulcers predict Crohn's disease in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Gastroenterology. 2004 Jun;126(7):1686-91. 

Colombel JF, Loftus EV Jr, Tremaine WJ, Pemberton JH, Wolff BG, Young-Fadok T, Harmsen WS, Schleck CD, Sandborn WJ. Early postoperative complications are not increased in patients with Crohn's disease treated perioperatively with infliximab or immunosuppressive therapy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 May;99(5):878-83.   

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Sasaki I, Shibata C, Funayama Y, Fukushima K, Takahashi K, Ogawa H, Ueno T, Hashimoto A, Nagao M, Watanabe K, Haneda S, Shiiba K, Rikiyama T, Naito H. New reconstructive procedure after intestinal resection for Crohn's disease: modified side-to-side isoperistaltic anastomosis with double Heineke-Mikulicz procedure. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Jun;47(6):940-3.  

Matzke GM, Kang AS, Dozois EJ, Sandborn WJ. Mid pouch strictureplasty for Crohn's disease after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: an alternative to pouch excision. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 May;47(5):782-6.  

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Parsi MA, Lashner BA, Achkar JP, Connor JT, Brzezinski A. Type of fistula determines response to infliximab in patients with fistulous Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Mar;99(3):445-9.

Karaoglu AO, Yukselen V. Obstructing Crohn's disease of the duodenum: is surgery always mandatory? Int J Clin Pract. 2004 Feb;58(2):221-3

Marchal L, D'Haens G, Van Assche G, Vermeire S, Noman M, Ferrante M, Hiele M, Bueno De Mesquita M, D'Hoore A, Penninckx F, Rutgeerts P.  The risk of post-operative complications associated with infliximab therapy for Crohn's disease: a controlled cohort study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Apr 1;19(7):749-54.

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