Results of the 2nd part Scientific Workshop of the ECCO. II: Measures and markers of prediction to achieve, detect, and monitor intestinal healing in inflammatory bowel disease.
Daperno, Marco; Castiglione, Fabiana; de Ridder, Lissyet al.
2011 • In Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 5 (5), p. 484-98
[en] The healing of the intestine is becoming an important objective in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. It is associated with improved disease outcome. Therefore the assessment of this healing both in clinical studies and routine practice is a key issue. Endoscopy for the colon and terminal ileum and computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging for the small bowel are the most direct ways to evaluate intestinal healing. However, there are many unsolved questions about the definition and the precise assessment of intestinal healing using these endoscopic and imaging techniques. Furthermore, these are relatively invasive and expensive procedures that may be inadequate for regular patients' monitoring. Therefore, biomarkers such as C-reactive protein and fecal calprotectin have been proposed as surrogate markers for intestinal healing. Nevertheless, the sensitivity and specificity of these markers for the prediction of healing may be insufficient for routine practice. New stool, blood or intestinal biomarkers are currently studied and may improve our ability to monitor intestinal healing in the future.
Disciplines :
Gastroenterology & hepatology
Author, co-author :
Daperno, Marco
Castiglione, Fabiana
de Ridder, Lissy
Dotan, Iris
Farkkila, Martti
Florholmen, Jon
Fraser, Gerald
Fries, Walter
Hebuterne, Xavier
Lakatos, Peter Laszlo
Panes, Julian
Rimola, Jordi
Louis, Edouard ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gastro-Entérologie-Hépatologie
Results of the 2nd part Scientific Workshop of the ECCO. II: Measures and markers of prediction to achieve, detect, and monitor intestinal healing in inflammatory bowel disease.
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
ISSN :
1873-9946
eISSN :
1876-4479
Publisher :
Elsevier, United Kingdom
Volume :
5
Issue :
5
Pages :
484-98
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Copyright (c) 2011 European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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