Mesenteric granulomas independently predict long-term risk of surgical recurrence in Crohn's disease.
Lukas Walter UngerStanislaus ArgenyAnton StiftY YangA KarallT FreilingerC MüllerMichael M BergmannJ StiftS RissPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)
Intestinal and mesenteric granulomas should be differentiated in pathology reports, because mesenteric, but not intestinal, granulomas may be associated with an increased risk of surgical recurrence.