Development and Validation of the Mucosal Inflammation Non-invasive Index For Pediatric Crohn ’s Disease

Mucosal healing (MH) has become a goal of therapy for Crohn ’s disease (CD), but frequent endoscopies are not feasible. We aimed to develop and validate a non-invasive index to assess mucosal inflammation in children with CD.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - April 9, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Martinus A. Cozijnsen, Assaf Ben Shoham, Ben Kang, Byung-Ho Choe, Yon Ho Choe, Maria ME. Jongsma, Richard K. Russell, Frank M. Ruemmele, Johanna C. Escher, Lissy de Ridder, Sibylle Koletzko, Javier Mart ín-de-Carpi, Jeffrey Hyams, Thomas Walters, Anne Gr Source Type: research