This new diagnostic consensus guideline is a joint project of the European Crohn's and
Colitis Organisation [ECCO] and the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the continuum of diseases that comprise Crohn's
disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and indeterminate colitis. The incidence of IBD has …

Background The Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE)
initiative of the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases …

Chronic diarrhoea is a common problem, hence clear guidance on investigations is
required. This is an updated guideline from 2003 for the investigations of chronic diarrhoea …

At present chronic liver disease (CLD), the third commonest cause of premature death in the
United Kingdom is detected late, when interventions are ineffective, resulting in …

Transmural healing is associated with substantial improvements in disease-related
outcomes for patients with Crohn's disease, but there is no single validated definition of …

Background Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) and ultrasound are used to image
Crohn's disease, but their comparative accuracy for assessing disease extent and activity is …

The accuracy and usefulness of gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) for detecting activity and
complications of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), has been reported in studies …

Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a non-invasive, real-time, cross-sectional imaging tool that can
be used at the point-of-care to assess disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease or …

Evolution of treatment targets in IBD has increased the need for objective monitoring of
disease activity to guide therapeutic strategy. Although mucosal healing is the current target …