Mo1707 CONTRAST ULTRASOUND, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ENTEROGRAPHY AND COLONOSCOPY TO EVALUATE TERMINAL ILEUM AND COLON IN ADULT CROHN'S DISEASE: A RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON STUDY

Intestinal contrast ultrasound (US) and computed tomography enterography (CTE) have been recently applied to evaluate the small bowel in Crohn ’s disease (CD). They may work as alternative tools to assess the terminal ileum and the colon of patients with CD besides colonoscopy in virtue of their non-invasiveness. The literature data regarding the comparison between US and CTE is absent for per-segment evaluation of colonic inflammation i n CD. The aim of our study is to determine the diagnostic performance and the agreement of US and CTE in identifying inflammatory extension in terminal ileum and the colon compared with endoscopy.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Monday abstract Source Type: research