Milan Ultrasound Criteria Predict Relapse of Ulcerative Colitis in Remission.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bowel ultrasound is a noninvasive alternative to endoscopy for assessing the disease activity of ulcerative colitis; however, it is unclear whether bowel ultrasound can predict subsequent relapse from remission.

Materials and methods

A retrospective cohort study enrolled patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent bowel ultrasound between July 2018 and July 2021 during clinical remission (patient-reported outcome-2 ≤1 and no rectal bleeding) for at least 3 months and were followed up for 1 year. Ultrasonographic findings (bowel wall thickness, bowel wall flow, bowel wall stratification, and enlarged lymph nodes), Milan ultrasound criteria, Mayo endoscopic subscore, C-reactive protein, and fecal calprotectin levels and their association with subsequent clinica

SUBMITTER: Maeda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718580 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature