Experts agree that intestinal ultrasound is repeatable, well-tolerated, and accurately diagnoses and provides a monitoring strategy for small bowel Crohn's disease strictures. Diverse roundtable panel ...

Although a growing spectrum of biologic therapies have proven effective in managing inflammation and inflammatory strictures in Crohn's disease (CD), treatment options remain limited for fibrotic ...

Patients suffering from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, develop painful constrictions in the bowel. Due to a lack of methods until now, these complications cannot be ...

The majority of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are likely to develop symptomatic intestinal strictures, which are a major indication for surgery. Currently, there are no specific anti-stricture ...

Fat—adipose tissue—is more complicated than might be thought. Once considered just a bag of calories, scientists now know that fat doesn’t just squirrel away energy, it also sends and receives ...

Creeping fat — the abnormal expansion of mesenteric adipose tissue around the intestines — is an active driver of intestinal scarring in Crohn’s disease (CD), highlighting a potential new therapeutic ...

The consortium of researchers from Alimentiv Inc., Cleveland Clinic, and Mayo Clinic are supported by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In an open-label, single-center, randomized controlled trial, the Stricture Definition and Treatment study aimed ...

Swollen joints, canker sores, and gallstones may all be signs that your Crohn’s disease is getting worse. Here are other symptoms to watch out for.

An anastomosis from colon surgery can take several weeks to fully heal. Checking in with your care team is important, as problems such as anastomotic leakage need immediate attention. If a section of ...