Crohn's Disease Activity Evaluation by Transabdominal Ultrasonography: Correlation with Double?Balloon Endoscopy

Objectives Transabdominal ultrasonography (US) has been reported as a useful tool for evaluating Crohn's disease (CD) activity. Endoscopic findings and activity index (CDAI) are currently considered the gold standard assessing CD We assessed correlation between US double-balloon endoscopy (DBE), CDAI Methods analyzed patients with undergoing DBE within 10 days procedures. The intestine was divided into four segments by scoring system (US-CD) simple endoscopic score (SES-CD). compared US-CD SES-CD. Spearman's rank coefficient used statistical analysis. Results Twenty-five (11 women, 14 men; mean age 35.4 ± 14.9 years, range 16–65 years) were enrolled. Twenty-four received antitumor necrosis factor inhibitor therapy. 128.1 (range 36–227). A significant moderate found SES-CD in all (? = .64, P < .01). showed strong .78, .01), whereas .55, .05). Conclusions stronger than SES-CD, suggesting that could more accurately evaluate