Publications by authors named "S R Rafaelsen"
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- - The study assessed the effectiveness of various minimally invasive techniques (IUS, MREC, PCE, and FC) in evaluating treatment response for patients with Crohn’s disease, comparing them to traditional ileocolonoscopy.
- - Among 50 patients, half showed endoscopic response after treatment, with significant reductions in disease activity scores measured by all methods.
- - The findings indicated that IUS and fecal calprotectin were equally effective for monitoring treatment response, while capsule endoscopy faced limitations due to strictures in some patients.
Background And Aims: Panenteric capsule endoscopy (PCE) is a minimally invasive modality that may replace ileocolonoscopy (IC) in selected patients with Crohn's disease (CD). This study aimed to evaluate the dynamics of repeated assessment with PCE in patients receiving medical treatment for ileocolonic CD.
Methods: This prospective, blinded, multicenter study included patients with endoscopically active CD.
Large retrorectal tumors are rare and often a diagnostic and surgical challenge due to their anatomical location. We report the case of a 55-year-old patient with weight loss and changed bowel habits, where digital rectal examination revealed a retrorectal mass raising suspicion of a tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) showed a large retrorectal tumor and histopathology after surgical resection showed undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma.
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