Positioning Ultrasonography Into Clinical Practice for the Management of Crohn's Disease

Overview

Journal Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y)

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2016 Apr 28

PMID 27118932

Citations 2

Authors

Emma Calabrese

Francesca Zorzi

Elisabetta Lolli

Francesco Pallone

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Abstract

Over the past few years, the technical evolution of ultrasound equipment, the use of oral and intravenous contrast agents, and an increase in the expertise of operators have enhanced the role that ultrasonography plays in the assessment of the gastrointestinal tract. For patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, particularly Crohn's disease, it has been suggested that ultrasonography can be used not only for diagnostic purposes but also in disease management. These developments are reviewed in this article.

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