Some Thoughts About Crohn's Disease

The diagnosis, natural history, and management of Crohn ’s disease have changed substantially just during my career. We used to have only steroids, thiopurines, and surgery. The development of new imaging modalities, including enterography and video capsule, along with balloon endoscopy for tissue acquisition has advanced the way we diagnose and monito r patients with disease limited to the small bowel. The obvious game changer has been the introduction of biologics to our treatment strategies. It was a pipe dream to think that we could heal mucosa, and now we consider that standard of care.
Source: Gastroenterology Clinics of North America - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research