Fistulating Crohn's disease (CD) comprises fistulae arising in the perianal area, together with
those communicating between the intestine and other organs or the abdominal wall. The …

… One approach is to apply sufficient pressure on the mucosa with closed biopsy forceps to
create a dimple, maintain the pressure for 3 s and then define friability if bleeding occurs from …

… CRP is an objective marker of inflammation and correlates well with disease activity in
Crohn’s disease (CD). Increased CRP levels are associated with better response rates and …

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the two common forms of inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD), affect over 2.5 million people of European ancestry, with rising prevalence in other …

The discovery of a series of genetic and serological markers associated with disease
susceptibility and phenotype in inflammatory bowel disease has led to the prospect of an …

Several risk factors for Crohn's disease have been identified in recent genome-wide association
studies. To advance gene discovery further, we combined data from three studies on …

We undertook a meta-analysis of six Crohn's disease genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
comprising 6,333 affected individuals (cases) and 15,056 controls and followed up the …

… The issues of subclassification of Crohn’s disease by phenotype have been reviewed in
recent years. The International Working Party that issued its report in Rome in 1991 proposed a …

Genome-wide association studies and candidate gene studies in ulcerative colitis have
identified 18 susceptibility loci. We conducted a meta-analysis of six ulcerative colitis genome-…

… Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the … therapy in patients with Crohn’s
disease that was refractory to treatment … Patients 18 years of age or older who had had Crohn’s …