European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation Topical Review on Prediction, Diagnosis and Management of Fibrostenosing Crohn's Disease

Florian Rieder; Giovanni Latella; Fernando Magro; Elif S Yuksel; Peter D R Higgins; Antonio Di Sabatino; Jessica R de Bruyn; Jordi Rimola; Jorge Brito; Dominik Bettenworth; Gert van Assche; Willem Bemelman; Andre d'Hoore; Gianluca Pellino; Axel U Dignass

doi:10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw055

European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation Topical Review on Prediction, Diagnosis and Management of Fibrostenosing Crohn's Disease

J Crohns Colitis. 2016 Aug;10(8):873-85. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw055. Epub 2016 Feb 29.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA riederf@ccf.org.
² Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
³ Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Department of Gastroenterology, Izmir Ataturk Teaching and Research Hospital-Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey.
⁵ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁶ First Department of Internal Medicine, St Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
⁷ Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁸ Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁹ Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar do Algarve, Lagos, Portugal.
¹⁰ Department of Medicine B, University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany.
¹¹ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
¹² Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
¹³ Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
¹⁴ Department of Medicine 1, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany.
¹⁵ Department of Pathobiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 26928961
DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw055

Abstract

This ECCO topical review of the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation [ECCO] focused on prediction, diagnosis, and management of fibrostenosing Crohn's disease [CD]. The objective was to achieve evidence-supported, expert consensus that provides guidance for clinical practice.

Keywords: Stricture; consensus; management.

Publication types

Consensus Development Conference

MeSH terms

Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Biomarkers / metabolism
Crohn Disease / genetics
Crohn Disease / pathology
Crohn Disease / physiopathology*
Dilatation
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Fibrosis / diagnosis
Fibrosis / therapy
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism
Intestinal Obstruction / diagnosis*
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
Intestinal Obstruction / pathology
Intestinal Obstruction / therapy*
Intestines / pathology
Intestines / surgery
Laparoscopy
Prognosis
Risk Factors

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Biomarkers