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Entero-Gynecologic Fistula: A Rare Complication of Penetrating Crohn’s Disease

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  1. Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, 9500 Euclid Ave, A30, Cleveland, OH, 44122, USA

    Ana M. Otero-Piñeiro, Amy L. Lightner, Scott R. Steele, Tracy Hull & Stefan D. Holubar

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Katherine Falloon & Jessica Philpott

  3. Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Robert Debernardo

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A.O.: study design, data collection, analysis, and writing up of the first draft of the paper.

S.H.: study design, data collection, and writing up of the first draft of the paper.

A.O., A.L, K.F., J.F., R.D, S.S, T.H., S.H.: all authors have given substantial contributions to the conception, design, analysis, and interpretation of data for the work as well as drafting the work and final approval of the version to be published and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

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Correspondence to Stefan D. Holubar.

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Conflict of Interest

Dr. Holubar: consultant fees: Shionogi, Takeda, and Guidepoint and has research funding from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons.

Dr. Lightner: consultant fees: Takeda, Ossium, Mesoblast, Boomerang.

Dr. Falloon: research funding from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

Drs. Otero-Piñeiro, Philpott, Debernardo, Steele and Hull: no disclosures.

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Otero-Piñeiro, A.M., Falloon, K., Philpott, J. et al. Entero-Gynecologic Fistula: A Rare Complication of Penetrating Crohn’s Disease. J Gastrointest Surg 27, 413–415 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-022-05487-7

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