The types of fistula in Crohn’s disease include: perianal, rectovaginal or colovaginal, enteroenteric, enterocutaneous or colocutaneous, enterovesical or colovesical, and eneterocolonic.

Crohn’s disease can cause anal fistulas, which are tunnels that go from your anus to the surface of the skin around your anus. They usually begin as an infection in one of your anal glands and ...

Jennifer Jones, MD, Advanced Fellow in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Division of Gastroenterology ... and exam under anesthesia for evaluation of Crohn's perianal fistulas. Gastroenterology.

A 34-year-old woman with ileocolonic and perianal Crohn’s disease received a loop ileostomy ... with small oozing lesions. Peristomal fistula formation was suspected, and treatment was begun ...

In cases involving Crohn's disease, enterovesical fistula (EVF) can also occur, presenting similar challenges in diagnosis and management. A case report highlighted that conservative treatment is ...

ORLANDO -- A considerable amount of variability exists in surgical management of ileosigmoid fistulas in Crohn's disease (CD), according to a recent meta-analysis. Findings from six studies ...

The odds of PFCs were significantly reduced in association with early anti-TNFα therapy (odds ratio, 0.18). (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients with Crohn disease, early anti-tumor ...

The identification and classification of perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease is essential to providing safe and effective treatment for this patient population. Clinicians should have a high ...