Einstein (São Paulo) (Mar 2003)

Closure of enterovesical fistula in Crohn’s disease with infliximab: case report

  • Flávio Steinwurz

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 22 – 23

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Fistula is one of the most common and unpleasant complications ofCrohn’s disease. A female patient with Crohn’s disease presentingan enterovesical fistula was treated with infliximab infusion 5m/kg,achieving complete resolution of the lesion. The dose infusion wasrepeated once more 10 weeks later. The patient remainsasymptomatic one year after the initial infusion.

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