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The Old Endoscopy Quiz (and Answer) of the Month
September 1999

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Question:


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This is a very easy question, but the pictures are nice, and we like to use them in this quiz. This young man was examined because of stomach pain and hypersedimentation. This is the finding in the terminal ileum. What disease does he have?

Answer

This is a typical Crohn´s disease in the typical localization, in the distal ileum terminale. The patient went on fine on 5-ASA and has not yet needed any surgical treatment.

Correct answers were emailed by:

ME Mosese, Qwaqwa, Republic of SA
Antti Oksanen, Huddinge, Sweden
Antonio Sia, Patrocinio - MG, Brazil
Curt Tysk, OREBRO, Sweden
Elson Vidal, Santos, Brazil
J.Roure, Girona, Spain
Peeter Kõiva, Tartu, Estonia - Congratulations Peeter, You have moved to Tartu!
MARCIO LUIZ PARABOLI SILVA, CAMPO MOURAO, PARANA-BRAZIL
Donald Wolochow, La Jolla, CA, USA
Leslie Schomer, Connellsville, USA/PA

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