Is histological healing more clinically valuable than endoscopic healing in Crohn's disease?

Objectives: Small bowel (SB) endoscopic healing has not been well explored in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). This study aimed to assess the clinical utility of SB endoscopic mucosal and histological healing in patients with CD.

Methods: In total, 99 patients with CD in clinical-serological remission were retrospectively followed after they underwent colonoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy.

Successful treatment of an enormous rectal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma by endoscopic full-thickness resection: A case report.

Background: Colorectal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALToma), a rare kind of nongastric MALToma, lacks consensus on its endoscopic features and standard therapies. According to previous studies on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of colorectal MALToma, endoscopic resection remains a good therapeutic strategy.

Case Summary: A 71-year-old woman suffered intermittent hematochezia for 1 mo, accompanied with abdominal pains but without weight loss, fever, chills or fatigue.