Almanac of Clinical MedicineAlmanac of Clinical MedicineАльманах клинической медицины2072-05052587-9294Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI)14610.18786/2072-0505-2014-33-3-14REVIEWS, LECTURES, CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONSОБЗОРЫ, ЛЕКЦИИ, КЛИНИЧЕСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИPROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN CROHN’S DISEASEФАКТОРЫ ПРОГНОЗА БОЛЕЗНИ КРОНАShchukinaO. B.ЩукинаО. Б.
Russian Federation

PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov

канд. мед. наук, доцент кафедры гастроэнтерологии и диетологии ГБОУ ВПО СЗГМУ им. И.И. Мечникова

burmao@gmail.comNorth-Western State Medical University named after I.I. MechnikovГБОУ ВПО «Северо-Западный государственный медицинский университет имени И.И. Мечникова» Минздрава России (ГБОУ ВПО СЗГМУ им. И.И. Мечникова)41 Kirochnaya ul., Saint-Petersburg, 191015, Russian Federation191015, г. Санкт-Петербург, ул. Кирочная, 41, Российская Федерация15062014333141402201614022016Copyright ©; 2014, Shchukina O.B.Copyright ©; 2014, Щукина О.Б.2014Shchukina O.B.Щукина О.Б.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://almclinmed.ru/jour/article/view/146

The paper contains a review of the literature data concerning the demographic, clinical, laboratory, genetic, immunohistochemical, endoscopic, and imaging features with a potential role of prognostic factors for clinical management of patients with Crohn’s disease.

В обзоре литературы рассмотрен ряд демографических, клинических, лабораторных, генетических, иммуногистохимических, эндоскопических, гистологических и визуализирующих признаков, которые могут быть полезными в клинической практике в качестве предикторов болезни Крона.

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