Intestinal ultrasound detects an increased diameter and submucosal layer thickness in the appendix of patients with ulcerative colitis compared to healthy controls – a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence suggests that appendicectomy as alternative treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC), especially in patients with histopathological appendiceal inflammation. Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a non‐invasive diagnostic modality to characterise appendiceal inflammation. AIMS:...

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Autores principales: Reijntjes, Maud A., de Voogd, Floris A. E., Bemelman, Willem A., Hompes, Roel, d'Haens, Geert, Buskens, Christianne J., Gecse, Krisztina B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Intestinal Ultrasound and the Appendix in Ulcerative Colitis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10092200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36320148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.17267

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