Nutritional status in perianal Crohn's disease: are we underestimating the impact?

Symptomatic perianal disease is common in patients with Crohn's disease (CD), and perianal fistulas represent the primary form of anal involvement. This type of involvement is associated with a poor prognosis and a disabling course. The treatment is challenging and involves both surgical and medical approaches.

ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS FOR SURGERY TREATMENT OF CROHN'S DISEASE: A HOSPITAL COHORT.

Background: New therapies have revolutionized the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD), but in some countries, the surgery rate has not changed, the frequency of emergency surgery is underestimated, and surgical risk is poorly studied.

Aims: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and clinical indications for primary surgery in CD patients at the tertiary hospital.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort of a prospectively collected database of 107 patients with CD from 2015 to 2021.

Accuracy of Oral Gallium Citrate Scintigraphy in assessment of inflammatory activity of Crohn's disease.

Aim: The main goal in Crohn´s disease (CD) is a sustained suppression of inflammatory activity associated with mucosa healing in endoscopic evaluation. During clinical routine, there are small numbers of good markers to monitor inflammatory activity under treatment. We postulated that Oral Gallium Citrate Scintigraphy is able to mark inflammatory disease in mucosa and deep inflammation in CD, when used in oral form.

Correlation and concordance measures between clinical, endoscopic and histological scores activity in Crohn's disease under treatment.

Our aim was to evaluate the correlation and concordance measures between clinical, endoscopic and histologic remission in Crohn's disease (CD) under treatment. Twenty-four patients with CD under treatment were included in a prospective consecutive cross-sectional study from January to September 2018. Clinical activity was assessed by Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI).