INTESTINAL FISTULAS IN CROHNS DISEASE: A COMPLEX CHALLENGE - A MOROCCAN EXPERIENCE

Fistulizing Crohns disease represents a major therapeutic challenge for gastroenterologists due to its diagnostic complexity, high recurrence rate, and frequent need for surgery. This study aims to assess the epidemiological, radiological, evolutionary, and therapeutic profile of fistulizing Crohns disease, excluding ano-perineal lesions.Our study is a retrospective descriptive studyinvolving 70 patientsdiagnosed withfistulizing Crohns diseasein our department.Patients withisolatedano-perineal involvement were excludedfrom the study. Our results show an average age of 36 years and a male-to-female ratio of 1.4.