Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an important therapeutic option for Clostridium
difficile infection. Promising findings suggest that FMT may play a role also in the …

The goal of this consensus initiated by the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation
(ECCO) was to establish European consensus guidelines for the surgical treatment of …

Background Progression from anorectal abscess to fistula is poorly described and it remains
unclear which patients develop a fistula following an abscess. The aim was to assess the …

CD of the large intestine is one of the more challenging forms of the disease to treat. 1 CD of
the small bowel and ileocolic disease are often treated surgically without the need for an …

Purpose While perianal disease (PAD) is a characteristic of patients with Crohn disease, it
has been overlooked in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Thus, our study aimed to …

Background Perianal disease is a potentially significant source of morbidity for patients with
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We sought to identify the impact of perianal disease on …

Over the past years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a cornerstone in
evaluating anal canal and adjacent tissues due to its safeness, the three-dimensional and …

Background Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), like ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD), are associated with urinary extra-intestinal manifestations, like urolithiasis and …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that
progressively affects mucosa and submuccosa of the colon and rectum in a continual …

Background A pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) represents the front-line method for
evaluating perianal disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recently …