Assessment of routine laboratory and clinical data for activity of Crohn's disease
K Palatka, Z Vitális, I Tornai, I Altorjay · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2004 · Heft 05
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Introduction: In inflammatory bowel disease patient's assessment of disease activity is important in order to monitor and adjust therapy. The most used clinical indices for measurement of Crohn's disease activity are complex and time-consuming, therefore their use in clinical practice is limited. No easily usable clinical and sub-clinical markers are currently available to predict relapse during remission. Aims and methods: The aim of the study was to assess the clinical significance of some routinely available biochemical parameters in Crohn's disease patients classified in subgroups according to Vienna classif…