Crohn’s Disease

1. Etiology
Marzia Marrollo, Alessandro Armuzzi, Fabio Zannoni

2. Epidemiology
Marina Rizzi

3. Genetics
Marco Castori, Paola Grammatico

4. The Role of the Pathologist in the Management of Patients with Crohn’s Disease
Roberto Pisa, Maria Cristina Macciomei, Alvaro Leone

5. Clinical Presentation
Anna Kohn, Caterina Maria Camastra, Rita Monterubbianesi, Marina Rizzi

6. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Role of Endoscopy
Arnaldo Andreoli, Patrizia Meddi, Paolo Pantanella, Antonio Tesi

7. Laboratory Tests
Giuseppe Famularo, Giovanni Minisola

8. Imaging
Loredana Adami, Maurizio Atzori, Paola Cerro, Andrea Cortese, Pasquale Ialongo, Giovanni Regine

9. Diagnosis of Anorectal Disease
Pasquale Ialongo, Loredana Adami, Maurizio Atzori, Cesare Hassan, Andrea Cortese, Giovanni Regine

10. Role of Interventional Radiology
Francesco Colucci, Paolo Agresti, Stefano Pieri, Maurizio Morucci, Lorenzo Medici

11. Standard Therapeutic Approach
Roberto Mangiarotti

12. New Therapies
Maria Lia Scribano, Maria Laura Annunziata

13. Cell and Stem-Cell Therapies of Crohn’s Disease and Complications
Luca Pierelli, Sergio Rutella, Giuseppina Bonanno

14. Surgical Treatment
Roberto Tersigni

15. Crohn’s Disease in Children
Salvatore Cucchiara, Laura Stronati

16. Perianal Disease
Luciano Alessandroni

17. Crohn’s Disease and Pregnancy
Claudio Donadio, Rocco Cosintino, Giuliano Rigon, Claudio Donadio, Fabrizio Signore

18. Rheumatological Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease
Giovanni Minisola, Giuseppe Famularo

19. Cutaneous Manifestations
Luciano Alessandroni, Andrea Scotti

20. Ocular Manifestations
Vincenzo Petitti, Stefano Tamburi

21. Hepatopathologies
Leone Nauri

22. Infectious Complications
Nicola Petrosillo, Cecilia M. J. Drapeau

23. Kidney Disease
Margherita Rosa, Salvatore Giulio

24. Crohn’s Disease and Cancer
Fabio Calabrò, Cora N. Sternberg

25. Crohn’s Disease and Malignant Lymphomas
Valerio Zoli, Anna Proia, Ignazio Majolino

26. Psychological and Social Aspects
Susan Levenstein, Vilma Varvo

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Surgery, Gastroenterology, Abdominal Surgery