A.G. KHARITONOV¹, O.B. SHCHUKINA¹, V.Y. SOBKO² 

¹Northen-West state medical university named after I.I. Mechnikov, Kirochnaya street, 41, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, 191015

²Consultative and diagnostic centre with polyclinic, Morskoy prospect, 3, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197110

Kharitonov Andrey — assistant of the department of gastroenterology and dietology, ph. (812) 235-10-93, e-mail: scipion@pochta.ru¹

Shchukina Oksana — PhD, docent of the department of gastroenterology and dietology, ph. (812) 235-10-93; e-mail: burmao@gmail.com¹

Sobko Victor — radiologist, ph. (812) 325-00-03, e-mail: scipion@pochta.ru²

This article presents a clinical case of patient with Crohn’s disease of small bowel localization. The complexity of diagnosis was due not only to the localization of disease, but also comorbidities. Authors review current approaches of visualization of small intestine and screening for celiac disease in daily practice.

Key words: Crohn’s disease, small bowel, MRI-enterography, celiac disease.

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