The Rutgeerts score is an endoscopic grading system to grade post-surgical anastomosis in Crohn's disease. It ranges from i0 to i4. This is used in patients that have undergone resection.

The rationale for using antibiotics as primary treatment of Crohn's disease (CD) is based on increasing evidence implicating gut bacteria in the pathogenesis of the disease. [1] Two hypotheses ...

Aims. To assess after ileal resection whether: 1) SICUS detects recurrence of Crohn's disease lesions, 2) the intestinal wall thickness measured at the level of ileo-colonic anastomosis predicts ...

So now that we addressed that he's still in need of medication, I wanted to address, how will we know if Crohn's disease comes back ... And their primary outcome was the rate of endoscopic ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a name used to describe a group of disorders created by chronic inflammation of different parts of the intestine. The most common forms of IBD include Ulcerative ...

The ileal pouch anal anastomosis or J-pouch procedure is typically recommended for people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, or familial adenomatous polyposis. The procedure is also recommended ...