TY - CHAP
T1 - Radiological Follow-Up of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
AU - Midiri, Massimo
AU - Galia, Massimo
AU - Salerno, Sergio
AU - Picone, Dario
AU - Vernuccio, Federica
AU - Cocorullo, Gianfranco
AU - Lo Re, Giuseppe
AU - Vernuccio, Federica
AU - Rabita, Fabrizio
AU - Picone, Dario
AU - Cocorullo, Gianfranco
AU - Lo Re, Giuseppe
AU - Salerno, Sergio
AU - Galia, Massimo
AU - Salerno, Sergio
AU - Midiri, Massimo
AU - Rabita, Fabrizio
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic gastrointestinal diseases that typically affect the young working-age population. Patients with IBD, both asymptomatic and symptomatic, often develop complications during their clinical course. This is particularly true in patients with Crohnâs disease (CD) and biological signs of inflammation, despite being asymptomatic. In addition, it seems clear that the absence of symptoms does not imply an absence of inflammation. For all the above mentioned reasons, patients should be followed up and objectively evaluated. IBD are idiopathic diseases characterized by periods of remission and frequent exacerbations. To appreciate the impact of disease progression, it is necessary to understand the natural history of IBD. In CD patients, the cumulative relapse rate during the first 10 years of disease is reported to be 90% and the cumulative probability of surgery 38%.
AB - Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic gastrointestinal diseases that typically affect the young working-age population. Patients with IBD, both asymptomatic and symptomatic, often develop complications during their clinical course. This is particularly true in patients with Crohnâs disease (CD) and biological signs of inflammation, despite being asymptomatic. In addition, it seems clear that the absence of symptoms does not imply an absence of inflammation. For all the above mentioned reasons, patients should be followed up and objectively evaluated. IBD are idiopathic diseases characterized by periods of remission and frequent exacerbations. To appreciate the impact of disease progression, it is necessary to understand the natural history of IBD. In CD patients, the cumulative relapse rate during the first 10 years of disease is reported to be 90% and the cumulative probability of surgery 38%.
KW - Medicine (all)
KW - Medicine (all)
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/246208
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23066-5
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783319230665
SP - 137
EP - 146
BT - Crohn's Disease: Radiological Features and Clinical-Surgical Correlations
ER -