| Theme |
Recent advances in detection of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease |
| Title |
Endoscopic scoring systems in Crohn’s disease |
| Author |
Yasumichi Takada |
Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital |
| Author |
Noritaka Takatsu |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital |
| Author |
Fumihito Hirai |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
In recent years, mucosal healing (MH) has been proposed as a treatment target for inflammatory bowel disease, and the importance of endoscopic activity evaluation has been increasing. With the advent of the balloon endoscope, observation of small bowel lesions of Crohn's disease (CD) has become possible, but no grading method has been established for small bowel lesions. No quantitative definition has been proposed for MH of CD. In the future, an endoscopic scoring system should be developed for CD that can be applied widely to the small and large intestines and can accurately evaluate the state of the disease. |