Intestinal Ultrasound Combined with Blood Inflammatory Markers Is a More Efficient Tool in Evaluating Severity of Crohn’s Disease: A Pilot Study

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This male CD patient was 18 years old, and he had clinically active CD (), which was characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea, and wasting. In our examinations, this was a moderate-severe CD. The SES-CD and IBUS-SAS were 20 and 76 points, respectively. The serious segmental was the sigmoid colon. Application of the segmental activity and severity scores. (a, b) Bowel wall thickness (BWT): In longitudinal and cross-section orientations, BWT measurements were performed, and two measurement values were given in each orientation, . (c) Blood flow/color Doppler signal . (d) Bowel wall stratification . (e) Inflammatory fat . (f) Endoscopic image showing a longitudinal ulcer (arrow). The size of . .