Abstract:Objective: We aim to assess the role of inflammatory markers as predictors of clinical activity and endoscopic severity in Crohn's disease (CD). Methods: Patients attending for colonoscopy with known or suspected CD were recruited. Clinical disease activity was recorded as per the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and endoscopic activity was recorded using the simple endoscopic score (SES) for CD. Receiver operating characteristic analysis (ROC) determined the predictive value and optimal predictive thresh… Show more
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