Intestinal fibrogenesis in inflammatory intestinal disorders

The article deals with chronic inflammatory processes of the intestines and their complications that contribute to gradual accumulation deep transmural lesions intestinal wall, including narrowings, development obstruction, abscesses, fistulas. Both bowel diseases lead onset diarrhea, abdominal pain, anemia caused by pathology. Detecting disease activity severity is crucial importance in treatment intensity at early later stages illness when monitoring measures effectiveness. main molecular mediators fibrogenesis are studied article, results fibrosis visualization technologies summarized, possibilities for expanding quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasound encouraging potential non-invasive elastography methods discussed.