Role of transperineal ultrasonography (TPUS) in follow up of IBD patients with perianal disease
A Amoruso, F Terracciano, F Perri, D Scimeca, F Bossa, G Biscaglia, R Valvano, A Andriulli · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2016 · Heft 08
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Introduction: The assessment of perianal disease is very important in IBD patients. In clinical practice, the outcome of medical or surgical treatment is evaluated mainly on the basis of physicians' subjective judgment. However, some objective scores for evaluating the efficacy of treatment have been proposed such as the Fistula Drainage Assessment (FDA) and the Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI). Specifically, FDA focuses on fistula drainage: a significant clinical improvement is present when at least 50% of fistulae is cured whereas complete remission is achieved when all fistulae are closed at the digital…
