Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 541-543 , September 2007

Postoperative endoscopic surveillance in Crohn's disease: bottom up or top down?

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.02.060

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 541-543 , September 2007

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