Endoscopy and cross-sectional imaging for assessing Crohn׳s disease activity
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Role of endoscopy, cross-sectional imaging and biomarkers in Crohn's disease monitoring.
Crohn's disease is characterised by recurrent and/or chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract leading to cumulative intestinal tissue damage. Treatment tailoring to try to prevent this tissue damage as well as achieve optimal benefit/risk ratio over the whole disease course is becoming an important aspect of Crohn's disease management. For decades, clinical symptoms have been the main...
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عنوان ژورنال: Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1096-2883
DOI: 10.1016/j.tgie.2016.08.001