Combination of colonoscopy and magnetic resonance enterography is more useful for clinical decision making than colonoscopy alone in patients with complicated Crohn's disease.

<h4>Background/aims</h4>The small bowel is affected in more than half of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) at the time of diagnosis, and small bowel involvement has a negative impact on the long-term outcome. Many patients reportedly have active lesions in the small intestine even...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Sagami, Taku Kobayashi, Nao Kikkawa, Satoko Umeda, Masaru Nakano, Takahiko Toyonaga, Shinji Okabayashi, Ryo Ozaki, Toshifumi Hibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212404