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Open AccessAccuracy of optical diagnosis with narrow band imaging in the surveillance of ulcerative colitis: a prospective study comparing Kudo, Kudo-IBD and NICE classifications
The diagnostic accuracy of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) in the endoscopic surveillance of ulcerative colitis (UC) has been disappointing in most trials which used the Kudo classification. We aim to compare the pe...
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Effect of Tofacitinib on One-Year Colectomy Risk in Anti-TNF Refractory Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Multicenter Italian Study
Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor recently approved to induce and maintain remission in ulcerative colitis (UC).
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Open AccessSonographic detection of massive colonic pseudopolyposis in inflammatory bowel diseases
Colonic pseudopolyps are a frequent finding in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Yet there are no published data describing the characteristics of pseudopolyposis in intestinal ultrasound (IUS). This study aim...
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Open AccessRelevance of sonographic parameters for inflammatory bowel disease in children
Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is widely used as the first exam in patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study investigated the accuracy of several IUS parameters, including increased bow...
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The Thickened Loops: IBD and Surroundings
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) account for up to 3% of all emergency department consultations. The most frequent reasons are abdominal complications of Crohn’s disease, like fistula, abscesses, and obstruc...
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CEUS in Visceral Emergencies
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of the gastrointestinal tract can provide useful information on the vascularization of the bowel wall and adjacent structures. There are several types of different agents, v...
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Repeated surgery for recurrent Crohn’s disease: does the outcome keep worsening operation after operation? A comparative study of 1224 consecutive procedures
Complicated Crohn’s disease (CD) will require surgical treatment during patients’ lifetime, with a considerable recurrence rate requiring additional surgery. The present study is a retrospective analysis of a ...
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Ultrasonography
Scientific evidence shows that intestinal ultrasound is a useful tool for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with diverticular disease of the colon. In acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, intestinal ultra...
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Open AccessCT colonography followed by elective surgery in patients with acute diverticulitis: a radiological-pathological correlation study
To perform a radiologic-pathologic correlation analysis of sigmoid colon in patients undergoing pre-operative CT Colonography (CTC) after an episode of acute diverticulitis (AD).
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Ultrasonographic Assessment of Anorectal Fistulae
The configuration of perianal sepsis and the relationship of abscesses or fistulae with internal and external sphincters are the most important factors influencing the results of surgical management. Preoperat...
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Transperineal ultrasound for assessment of fistulas and abscesses: a pictorial essay
Perianal fistulas and abscesses may be cryptogenetic or associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically Crohn’s disease. Proper identification and classification of these lesions are paramount f...
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain
Ultrasound performed by the emergency physician has a high degree of accuracy in most common abdominal conditions characterized by acute abdominal pain and can give real-time answers in unstable or septic pati...
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Perianal disease is associated with psychiatric co-morbidity in Crohn’s disease in remission
Crohn’s disease is a life-long inflammatory disease which can impair quality of life, in particular in patients with psychiatric co-morbidities such as depression and anxiety. The aim of this prospective cohor...
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Normal Gastrointestinal Tract
Transcutaneous sonography allows the evaluation of almost all tracts of the gut. The main characteristics of the gastrointestinal tract, in particular the features of its wall, intraluminal content, and extrai...
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Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy
Enlargement of mesenteric lymph nodes is a common sonographic finding, in particular in children and young adults. It may be the manifestation of various clinical disorders, mainly malignant, immunological or ...
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Oral Contrast-Enhanced Bowel Ultrasound
Bowel ultrasound has become accepted in clinical practice as a primary useful tool in the diagnostic workup and follow-up of several gastrointestinal disorders. The major limit of sonographic evaluation the ga...
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Intestinal Ultrasound in Ulcerative Colitis
Endoscopy is the method of choice in the diagnosis and assessment of ulcerative colitis. However, intestinal ultrasound may be also useful as preliminary investigation in patients with suspected disease and in...
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Infectious Enteritis
Bacterial infectious enteritis is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity worldwide. In otherwise healthy adults it is usually of short course and self-limiting. The most common symptoms are diarrhoea, fe...
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Ulcerative Colitis
Endoscopy is the method of choice in the diagnosis and in assessing the extent and severity of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, if endoscopy is incomplete or contraindicated, transabdominal ultrasound (US) ma...
